Causal – iwantpopsicle

I would like some help getting started, professor.

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Causal-Johnwick66

The (unintended) creation of hate

It’s really weird how some members of society believe that in order to make the world a better place for all we need to cancel those that say or so racist things. That by destroying their lives in terms of their job, friends, and family, we all somehow benefit. Honestly though it couldn’t be farther from the truth. Through these actions we only deepen the thoughts these people have in regards to their racist prejudice by giving them a scape goat as to why they are in that situation. Especially since after these people are publicly shamed they are left behind, they aren’t allowed to have any kind of redemption for their actions. But rather its like they are locked into this scenario that they are these dehumanized pieces of garbage that no one cares for anymore. What do expect to happen to these people when they are stripped of everything except their remarks with no real chance to right their wrong? Simple, they embrace the only thing they are known for and use it in an attempt to lash out. A current example of this scenario that can be looked at is a man named Paul Miller, also know by the online alias of Gypsy Crusader. Before this example is continued it is important to clarify that what happened to him that lead him to this path is disheartening, but in no way justifies what he ended up becoming. It just shows how cancel culture can affect the average joe.

Paul Miller was a private investigative journalist originally living in New Jersey. Back in 2018 he went to a Gavin Mcinnes event in New York (the Proud boy founder)with a friend in order to cover a story there, while there Antifa was outside the building of the event protesting it. During it, Paul had an heated exchange with one of the protestors that led to a small scuffle but was quickly stopped by cops. Towards the end of the event as Paul was starting to head home with his friend, they were surrounded by Antifa members who then attacked them. Paul fought them giving his friend a chance to run. Paul, along side two people that saw he was in trouble, were able to fight off the Antifa members long enough for his friend to come back with police. Following the altercation, Paul was actually interviewed on the news show “One America News Network” following this interview, Paul started getting cancelled via getting doxed, receiving death threats, got him fired from his jobs after multiple people called his boss telling them that he was racist, and tormenting him overall. His apparent breaking point was during the BLM protests in early 2020 where he made a statement online in regards to the protests. Following this BLM members arrived to his mothers house and proceeded to openly threaten his mom with violence unless she said that “Black lives matter” This sent Paul over the edge. After losing his jobs and the repeated he moved to Florida and adopted the online persona Gypsy Crusader. Feeling powerless in his loss of about almost everything he had. He did the one thing he felt he could do, radicalize. He began publicly streaming online on websites like Omegle (a website were you would facetime strangers) where he would dress up as the Joker and spew incredibly racist, anti-Semitic things at them as a way to make an income. Everyone that happened to pop into a call with him would be subjected to horrible slurs/ treatment from Paul. He contains no filter on himself as he attacks minorities calling them every slur in the book for his own self satisfaction. During one of his live streams, he told gave the origin of his “creation” before telling his watchers “I did not tell anybody that story for sympathy, I do not want sympathy at all, zero, zero. … I’m just telling you that because it could happen to you. Everything that happened to me could happen to you.”

Paul through the actions of cancel culture became a racist monster to society. The very thing they were trying to stop. Paul did become the embodiment of hate, not because that was the choice he wanted to do with his life. It was the only thing he felt that he had a choice in becoming, stepping into that darkness rather than the rest of us who would run from it.

While not usually as prominent as this people who are cancelled have been pulled down this rabbit hole, where they feel powerless in their current situation so they become the thing they were cancelled for in order to take some of that power back.

Others in the face of cancel culture take a different route in an attempt to avoid such a negative fate. They simply only observe events occurring online and never openly participate in the creation of original content. As discussed in “Call-out culture: How online shaming affects social media participation in young adults” This action, often called lurking is comprised of “90 % of social media users” who” do not actively contribute to the networks in which they belong.” In fact it was determined that only 9 % of social media users are regularly contributing input and only 1% create original content(streamers, youtubers, bloggers). Now looking at these numbers can bring up a very big question. Why do so many people lurk, why not engage with the masses in online discussions or posts? Well based off the study it is hypothesized that so many social media users don’t engage since they fear what they posted online will” … cascade out of control leading to adverse personal consequences, namely a public shaming. ”
These people likely saw others, whether it was family, content creators, or figures in general get cancelled and lose everything. So they decided the best course of action to avoid that same terrible fate was simply no action. To remain completely neutral on everything occurring online. After all you can’t get cancelled if you don’t do anything that’s considered cancellable.

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Safer Saws – Christianity19

  1. Manufacturers- “The blade disappears and won’t tear apart the meat.” This is a casual claim as it is saying that the blade won’t tear apart the meat and it will eventually stop. It makes it much better than the saw chopping off a your arm or something else.
  2. Customers- “The date range for the trend analysis covered a timespan before the voluntary standard for table saws required the product to be equipped with MBGs (2004 to 2009) and a timespan after the voluntary standard requirements became effective on most table saws (2010 to 2015).” This is a factual claim as it says the product to be equipped with MBGs (2004 to 2009) and a timespan after the voluntary standard requirements became effective on most table saws (2010 to 2015). This comes from actual customers that advocate from the actual experience of the safer saws.
  3. Industry Spokespeople- “They say the market for popular, lightweight saws costing as little as $100 to $200 would be destroyed by the added expense of saw stop.” This is an evaluative claim because this is not factual but rather based on judgment. We don’t know if the the saw stopper machine would make the market or not.
  4. Consumer Safety Advocates- “About 150 have been filed in recent years, focusing on the companies’ decision not to use available safety technology.” This can be looked at as a comparative claim and a factual claim. This is because it is being used as a source to advocate that customers would want a safer saw with the blade stopping technology as they shop for saws on the market.
  5. Injured plaintiffs-  “Each year, more than 67,000 U.S. workers and do-it-yourselfers suffer blade contact injuries, according to government estimates, including more than 33,000 injuries treated in emergency rooms and 4,000 amputations.” This is a factual and numerical claim as it says how many people have been dismembered by table top saws and also how much people got injured every single year from saws.
  6. Personal Injury Lawyers- “Every year, thousands of people are severely injured after using table saws. For more than a decade, flesh-sensing safety technology has been available that could prevent almost all table saw injuries. Unfortunately, the manufacturers have refused to adopt it.” This is a casual claim as it says that if these safety features were in place these people would not have lost limbs and they would have made those companies look bad. If there was safety precautions put in place people would not be injured as severely.
  7. Government Officials-” CPSC’s proposed rulemaking, and mentioned that the comment period was open.” This is a causal claim saying that because of different government regulations it many be more expensive to buy.
  8. News Reporters- “This week some of the nation’s biggest power tool companies sent their executives to Washington. They came to argue against tougher safety mandates for so-called table saws, the popular power tools with large open spinning blades.” This a casual claim because the networks were talking about this and how it was a big deal to have safer saws.
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Open Strong- CompIIstudent

Regianing Media Trust is Key

In the past five years or so, we have seen the largest divide on the political aisle that we have seen in decades. This stems from the Trump campaigns constant attack on giant news networks, claiming that they tried to sway the public against him by putting out “fake news.”This has now cause a very large number of Americans to lose trust in big news outlets, and lose relative sight of current events as a whole. If the medi could be trusted again, it would help heal this great divide in the United States.

The Ability to Acknowledge Higher Power

It is obvious that there is a great political divide in the United States. What would go a long way in trying to heal this divide, would be to regain trust in the media. But what if we come to the conclusion that thats not possible? The biggest issues people have with big media is that they are biased one way or another. But in reality, those networks are owned by a larger company, who only pander to one audience to make money. If we realize that by giving in to these media stereotypes that we are only pawns of giant corporations, then it would be a huge step for the general public.

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Safer Saws- Johnwick66

1.Manufacturers(Steve Gass)”It felt like a I don’t know like a buzz or a tickle almost” Steve is describing the feeling his finger felt after sticking his finger into the safety saw to show its ability. This is considered a evaluative claim because it is evaluating the feeling Steve’s finger experienced when putting it on the safety saw.

2.Customers: ” If you are in the market for a new table saw and are a fan of your fingers and American companies, this is the one for you” This claim is made to imply that customers seeking to purchase a new table saw should put this on at the top of the list. This claim jokingly implies that if you like your fingers then this is the saw for you, expressing how this saw is in deed a safe tool to use.

3.Industry Spokespeople: ” Each year, more than 67,000 U.S workers and do-it-yourselfers suffer blade contact injuries…” This claim informs the reader the annual amount of blade contact related injuries in the country. This is a numerical claim due to it giving a statistic in regards to this claim.

4.Consumer Safety Advocate:” ..it almost always comes down to putting profits before the safety of their customers.” The advocate is implying that the reason we don’t see more of the safety saws and other safe tools on the market today is because the companies always put their money over the safety of the customers. This is a evaluative claim because it makes a judgment call in regards to as why companies don’t sell these safety devices.

5.Personal injury lawyers “They worried that if a way to prevent severe injuries got traction in the market, they would face liability for accidents with conventional saws” This claim implies that the reason big saw companies don’t manufacture the safety saws is because if they picked up steam people would sue over injuries in regards to the conventional saws they sold. This claim is a causal because it is describing why the big companies are avoiding these saws in order to avoid being sued over their normal saws. They see it as potentially losing more money than gaining it.

6.Injured Plaintiffs: ” its a world class accomplishment” This claim is implying that the safety saw is truly a great tool for safety as the speaker, who lost several fingers when he was younger, regrets that day. So for something to be made that allows people not to experience the same pain he did is, in his eyes, a true accomplishment. This claim is an evaluative claim since it makes the call that the invention is an” world class accomplishment.”

7.Government Officals:”…Switching to the safer saw design will save society $1,500 to $4,00 per saw by reducing medical bills and lost work.” The claim implies how society(or in this case saw users) could save a lot of money by switching over to the safety saws due to the fact that less, people will get hurt using it. Allowing for less money spent on medical bills and worker comp. This claim is a numerical claim since it’s giving out a statistic in regards to the claim.

8. News reporter: ” ..the module and sawblade are now officially trashed , but hey at the cost of 60 dollars better to pay that then a finger.” The reporter makes the claim that even though the saw is now broken, your better off to simply pay for the $60 replacement than to lose your finger. This is a evaluation claim because it remarks on how its better to simply pay some money for a new blade versus losing your finger.

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Safer Saws- Thecommoncase

The real controversy comes in that legislation like this would set a precedent that would mandate any technology that increases the safety of a dangerous power tool.

The writer from Pro Tool Reviews is summarizing the use of SawStop and all the current thoughts surrounding it. The quote above is an example of an evaluative claim, since the writer is suggesting that this new regulation for power saws would be used as an example to other types of technology that can be updated to be safer. This claim is pretty accurate, and he continues to explain how this legislation would affect insurance rates and bring up lots of legal issues with other industries. He supports his claim logically by giving practical reasons as to why this would spark so much controversy. I do not disagree with his claim, I think the writer makes very strong points about insurance, lawsuits, and the possibility that quality could be sacrificed in order to lower the price of SawStop technology.

 SawStop’s President, Dr. Stephen Glass applauded the decision, saying “When Bosch chose to introduce the Reaxx saw in disregard of our patents, they left us with no alternative but to take action in court.”

In an article produced by the site Construction Junkie, they discuss how Bosch created his own saw called the Reaxx after Dr. Stephen Glass introduced him to it. Glass had decided to sue Bosch, then the United State’s ITC ruled in favor of Glass and the SawStop, and now Bosch is no longer allowed to distribute and sell the Reaxx. When Glass states that his company was left with no other choice but to sue based on the fact that Bosch neglected the patents, he is making a causal claim. He is suggesting that Bosch caused the suing to occur. I would say that this claim is pretty persuasive and logical. Glass is logical in his reasoning, and I think most readers would agree that if there were patents on the technology, then Bosch should have expected to be sued. I also agree with his claim. If I worked really hard on a new type of technology that would keep people safer, I would be upset if someone tried to copy my work and sell it for a profit.

https://www.constructionjunkie.com/blog/2017/4/3/bosch-ordered-to-stop-sales-of-reaxx-flesh-detecting-table-saw

Always an excuse for why they can’t do something that will prevent injury or save lives; it almost always comes down to putting profits before the safety of their customers.

In the article published by the National Consumers League, Executive Director Sally Greenberg talks about how groups who resist the safety technology argue that there are many reasons as to why it shouldn’t become mandatory. The statement Greenberg makes is a bold ethical claim that insinuates that these companies do not care about their consumers, which puts them in a pretty bad light. I think this claim would be more effective if she went into more detail about what these industry groups said, and explained how the profits would be affected. But I do believe this claim could be very persuasive to some readers, especially those with a more empathetic mindset. I do not agree with this claim because I tend to favor logos over ethos, and I think that this is not a fair claim against the industry leaders.

Not long before, two of his employees had been maimed within a few weeks of each other. Wheeler felt awful about the injuries, the loss of two good workers, the $95,000 in medical bills, the doubling of his workers compensation rates. Watching SawStop in action, Wheeler thought: If only this had come along sooner.

A wood-shop operator had just witnessed the SawStop technology, and was thinking about how useful this product would be in his line of work. This is a categorical claim that depicts what happens when a worker suffers a saw injury. Everytime this happens to one of his employees, he has to lose workers, and pay outrageously large expenses to both the hospital and to his workers. This is a persuasive claim because it puts an emphasis on how much the workers have to go through when an accident happens on the job. Not only do the employees potentially lose a finger, but the employer must handle all of the expenses and responsibility of the accident. It highlights that it is not just the person involved in the accident who struggles when something like this happens. 

“The damage that was done to my hand, it’s something that stays with you for the rest of your life,” he said. “I think the manufacturers should think less about cost, but more about people who are using the saws.”

Floor installer Carlos Osorio was working with a Ryobi saw at his job and cut his fingers almost completely off. He goes on to sue Ryobi, and makes an ethical claim about the lack of compassion saw companies seem to have for their consumers. In this case, I think this claim is effective since Osorio’s story is pretty gruesome and it makes sense to readers that losing movement in the hand is something that is extremely difficult to deal with. His story also shows how little the companies seem to care, and that if it wasn’t for the invention of SawStop technology, he never would have been able to win a lawsuit against Ryobi.

People who have lost fingers, hands, and arms to table saws have been devastated by their injuries, multiple surgeries, and medical bills they may never be able to pay so long as they are unable to work.

Table saw injury lawyers help thousands of people who have suffered from a table saw injury, and on their website, they explain how they are able to help. This is a categorical claim that lists all the problems that come after being injured by a tablesaw. The most alarming of these issues is the fact that these workers and their families have gone through so much and are still expected to pay thousands of dollars in medical bills even though they are unable to work. This claim does not even include all of the other bills people are expected to pay while they cannot work. This claim demonstrates that physical injury is actually not the only bad thing to come out of these table saws, and uses ethos to make the readers empathize with the workers.

At the same time, table-saw related injuries cost society billions every year. The CPSC predicts switching to the safer saw design will save society $1,500 to $4,000 per saw sold by reducing medical bills and lost work.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is using an evaluative numerical claim in this statement. By stating the amount of money that would be saved, they are demonstrating how useful SawStop could be in preventing physical injuries, which would inevitably bring down the amount of money that is lost to medical bills and other financial responsibilities. Since they are only making a prediction those numbers could be way off, but the CPSC has the resources to give accurate estimates. This claim could persuade readers since CPSC is an official part of the government and many people trust what the government says. This claim could also convince readers that SawStops should be mandatory since the numbers show that it would save people thousands of dollars.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/patent-disputes-stand-in-the-way-of-radically-safer-table-saws/

I found out that table saws cause thousands of these really horrible injuries every year. This inventor, a guy named Steve Gass, had actually figured out a way to prevent just about all of those accidents. Over the years, he’s proved that it works, too.

A reporter from NPR states a few factual claims in this quote. It is an undeniable fact that thousands of people are injured by table saw every year, and it is a fact that Steve Gass has been able to prove that his invention works. These are strong claims because they cannot be refuted, no matter what the power tool industry says. These claims could persuade a reader since they are the truth and if they wanted to do more research, they could find exact numbers of injury by table saw and they could find the examples shown online that prove SawStop technology works.

https://www.npr.org/2011/06/18/137258370/if-table-saws-can-be-safer-why-arent-they

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Open Strong – carsonwentz1186

Moneyball

Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it can buy success in sports if managed correctly. We as fans of sports love to marvel at the physical performance of the players who play for our favorite sports teams, but what many of us do not know is without the financial cooperation of those players with their organizations, the success that results on the field is not possible. The premier example of this phenomenon is the success of the New England Patriots. They were able to win 6 super bowls in 20 years with their Quarterback, Tom Brady, simply because he took less money to help his team manage money around the roster in a more efficient manner. The result of this method: one of the biggest dynasties in the history of professional sports.

The Numbers Behind Team Building

When you think of success in professional sports, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Trophies? Superstars? Expensive diamond-studded rings? I’m here to tell you that every single one of those things are direct results of one thing: cap management. Cap management is the single most important thing when it comes to building a championship contending team in any sport. Without it, where do you think those superstars come from? Without those superstars, who wins your team those trophies and diamond-studded rings? The successes of any professional sports teams all starts with the successful management of the salary cap in their respective leagues.

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Strong Open

Initial: Education can be very important to a person’s life. It can show or teach them new things that they never knew and help guide them in life. Traditional learning was in full effect until the Coronavirus took full effect, killing 2.57 million people worldwide. This virus caused schools to move fully online in hopes of slowing the spread and transmission of the virus. Some students were most likely relieved to be away from the school building and atmosphere, but others were scared, anxious, confused and worried about how this online school system was going to work and how they were really going to learn. This virus was something that the world had never faced before and it took all of us by surprise and turned our entire lives upside. Even through all this some people still ask the question “will schools reopen back to normal or will it still be online.” 

For the 21-22 school year in person classes will be held, but not all students will be pleased to hear that due to the advantages online school serves. Online courses allow you to roll directly out of bed, turn your computer on, and sign into your class, while traditional classes allow you to build a relationship with your professor easily. Students will have to actually learn the information they were taught for in person tests again. Yes the virus is still here and has taken a toll on everyone. The benefits of going in person are much greater than continuing virtual school, for the students, teachers, parents and economy.   

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Safer Saws – carsonwentz1186

Manufacturers:

“…the trade group that is resisting adopting safety technology by arguing that it’s too expensive, that it’s unreliable, and that consumers don’t want it”

This is an ethical/moral and an evaluative claim because the speaker is assuming based on the cost of the products with these enhancements that they will not buy it. Personally, I would counter this as a load of crap and that if you as a company really wanted to, you could release an ultra safe version and a regular version and allow the consumers to decide which one they prefer to buy instead of only giving them one option. Simple solution.

Customers:

The claim assumed by the customers in this article suggest that the saws are unsafe for usage and the manufacturers need to recall and release a safe version of the product.

This is a casual and factual claim as the customers are assuming based off of the track record of these saws and and common sense and logic that if a company makes a product safer, it can cut down on injuries. I think this makes almost too much sense for these giant corporations and manufacturers and is irrefutable, but the fact that they keep denying this and constantly make excuses means the day is never going to come where they do things a different way.

Industry Spokespeople

“…adopting safety technology is too expensive, unreliable, and that consumers don’t want it.”

This is an evaluative claim as the industry is basing a decision off of the characteristics of an item and a situation involving that item. Again, this is ridiculous and the industry should just release a safer version of the saw along with the regular version and allow the consumer to choose for themselves which saw they want to help ease the headache this situation has caused.

Consumer Safety Advocates

“Ten people everyday – according to the CPSC’s own data – have their fingers amputated in power saw accidents.”

This is a Quantitative and Factual claim as there is a specific number or measurement listed and it is a factual statistic collected by an organization. I found this to be an interesting, but unsurprising stat as I have had many family members injure themselves with power saws in the past. I do agree that something needs to be figured out on how to make them safer to use.

Injured Plaintiffs

The claim the article suggests on behalf of the injured plaintiffs is that the saw manufacturers need to find a way to make these tools safer for human usage.

This is a casual claim is the claim is being based off of personal experiences rather than a proven statistic. I do believe that these tools need to be safer and I do feel that personal experiences are very good evidence and proof that can be shown to be persuasive to the big corporations that their product is unsafe for usage and is a good way to prove that.

News Reporters

“As NCL told USA Today, if you have a pattern of injury, a safety technology that can address it, and it’s affordable, you should move toward a mandatory safety standard so that all parts of the industry comply. That also creates a level playing field so that no one manufacturer can get by on the cheap and NOT install the technology.”

This is an evaluative claim as the reporters of the NCL make a claim based on the presented situation that if there is a solution, any and every step should be taken to achieve that solution. This claim to me reeks of common sense that is very relatable to most people in their own personal situations which is an accurate persuasive technique which will ultimately be successful.

Personal Injury Lawyers

“… you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation.”

This is a recommendation/proposal claim as the firm is recommending that the injured users contact them immediately for a consultation. I think it is a good thing firms are being proactive trying to help these injured people, however, we all know this is a money grab as much as anything else these firms or corporations put out there.

Government Officials

“… the US International Trade Commission ruled un favor of SawStop…”

This is a factual claim as it is being claimed based off of a factual report that the UTC ruled in favor of SawStop over REAXX. I feel this is a bit of a tacky subject as is almost all patent court cases because in the case of SawStop and REAXX, they are both defending an innovation that is under fire for bodily harm to its users to be theirs which to me seems counterintuitive to actually WANT that negative press and publicity.

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Safer Saws-Justheretopass

Government officials 

“In 2015, 4,700 people in the US lost a finger or other body part to table-saw incidents. Most of those injuries didn’t have to happen, thanks to technology invented in 1999 by entrepreneur Stephen Gass.” This is a moral and numerical claim. It’s a moral claim because they stated how the injuries didn’t have to happen because we have technology for it. It’s a numerical claim because they have factual numbers of the people hurt in 2015. 

Manufacturer 

“SawStop safety system that stops blades from operating when they sense the electrical conductivity of a finger in 3/1000s of a second.” This is a quantitative claim because it is based on facts and numbers from people using their product. This helps customers really know how safe and fast the blade is when it encounters your finger. 

Consumer Safety Advocates 

“The CPSC predicts switching to the safer saw design will save society $1,500 to $4,000 per saw sold by reducing medical bills and lost work.” This claim is a causal claim because if they had a safer saw then companies would essentially be saving money because less workers would be getting hurt and having to go to the hospital. 

Manufacturer 

“10 amputations a day and thousands more injuries every year, is an unacceptable toll when a ready fix is affordable, available, and waiting” This is a numerical claim because they had statistics to the amount of amputations that happen from regular  saw blades. This is also a moral claim because they don’t want people to continue suffering when there is a safer alternative. 

Personal Injury Lawyers

“Every year, there are over 40,000 table saw injuries, resulting in more than 4,000 amputations.” This is a factual claim that can be supported with numbers and data if challenged. The lawyers are talking about how the saws of big manufacturers are getting recalled even though we have safer technology out and there isn’t a need for things like that. 

Industry Spokespeople 

“Wheeler felt awful about the injuries, the loss of two good workers, the $95,000 in medical bills, the doubling of his workers compensation rates. Watching SawStop in action, Wheeler thought: If only this had come along sooner.” This is a causal claim because he is saying that if he had the SawStop sooner than he wouldn’t have lost two good workers and been in $95,000 medical bills.

Consumer Safety Advocates 

“They are worried that if a new way to prevent severe injuries became widespread, they would face a wave of liability suits for accidents involving conventional saws.” This is an evaluative claim because it is arguable can be supported by lawyers.  

Consumer Safety Advocates

“Since it started making table saws in 2004, SawStop has recorded 2,000 “finger saves.” This is a numerical claim because the numbers can be supported by data and statistics. It talks about how most accidents of the SawStip result in minor cuts and a few stitches at most. 

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