The word ‘terrorism’ as a descriptive label is unhelpful because it does not provide any information. To begin with, it was made clear that the label ‘terrorism’ does not have a “standard usage.” To support this, he presented four different definitions for the word. He used a standard definition, the definition from the FBI, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Defense Department. Another problem with the word providing no information is clearly seen when it comes time to decide who is and who is not a terrorist because there is no “objective criteria” to follow. One group of people may believe that the “terrorists’

Based on all of which is presented above, assuming all is true, it clearly supports the fact that using the label ‘terrorism’ is unhelpful and extremely dangerous. If in fact all the premises are true, it means that the conclusion must also be true because there is no way it can have false premises and a true conclusion.

When speaking about the content of this article, one must check for three things. First, one must check to see if the premises are clear. If the premises are clear, it should be in terms that the audience understands. This changes depending on the audience. For me, when I read the article, it was easy for me to understand the point that was being made. After every argument made, there were examples to back it up. After making sure it is clear, one must check to see if it is true. After checking if it is true, one must make sure it is non-controversial. Checking if it is true depends on outside information, not logic. One should research history, science, etc. In order to be reasonable they must be accepted by the general public. I can not judge if it was in fact true or not because I do not know enough, but from watching the news and reading the newspaper I somewhat understand what is being said, but I do not agree with all of it. A few days ago I was watching a movie called Collateral Damage. One scene of the movie reminded me of this article because the senator was arguing with a police officer and the police officer said “these people are terrorists, they do not want to negotiate.” This is exactly what the author is saying. As soon as people hear the word terrorist they do not care to try to understand the terrorists, they just assume that they are evil people who are not willing to negotiate. Although, I did agree with many issues implied in the article, I must

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