Saturday, September 4, 2010

Between Being Personal and the Standard

The standard deals with statements that are very vague. One can say that the ten commandments are the standards of a Christian lifestyle. These are very vague statements, but they are agreed upon. Of course it is wrong to kill and steal. Of course it is looked down if you check out your friend's spouse. These are all standard, but pretty vague. Would you agree that killing a cow is okay, but not a person? Well some extremist would say both are wrong, but in this case the general would agree. No one would go to jail for making burgers. These claims can be seen as descriptive claims as well. To turn these statements into perspective claim you could simply add why and make it more personal. Saying you shouldn’t kill a person because you don’t want to end up in jail is more personal than making a vague claim.

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