Author Archives: Cynical Jason
Dobbs Sentences #160: Part II C 2
Paragraph 3 of 4 Sentence 2 of 3 This is a big one. It’s one claim, I guess, but the six parts of the claim are separable into individual claims, so I’ll do that: “They note that attitudes about the pregnancy of unmarried women have changed drastically; that federal and state laws ban discrimination on […]
Dobbs Sentences #159: Part II C 2
Paragraph 3 of 4 Sentence 1 of 3 The next sentence has one claim: “Americans who believe that abortion should be restricted press countervailing arguments about modern developments.” I’m sure they do. And I’m sure this document will present some of that in the next few sentences. Until then, this is undetermined:
Dobbs Sentences #158: Part II C 2
Paragraph 2 of 4 Sentence 2 of 2 This sentence contains two claims: “Without the availability of abortion, they maintain, people will be inhibited from exercising their freedom to choose the types of relationships they desire, and women will be unable to compete with men in the workplace and in other endeavors.” The claims: I […]
Dobbs Sentences #157: Part II C 2
Paragraph 2 of 4 Sentence 1 of 2 This sentence contains two claims: “Defenders of Roe and Casey do not claim that any new scientific learning calls for a different answer to the underlying moral question, but they do contend that changes in society require the recognition of a constitutional right to obtain an abortion.” […]
Dobbs Sentences #156: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 3 of 3 This paragraph ends with a compound sentence containing two claims: “It has been addressed by lawmakers for centuries, and the fundamental moral question that it poses is ageless.” The claims: The first claim is pretty simple: This is true in the sense that we have a scattering […]
Dobbs Sentences #155: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 2 of 3 Here’s another short sentence. “Abortion is nothing new.” Just one claim. I’m going to call it true. Unless someone wants to contest this? Didn’t think so. This is true:
Dobbs Sentences #154: Part II C 2
Paragraph 1 of 4 Sentence 1 of 3 This sentence contains at least four claims: “In drawing this critical distinction between the abortion right and other rights, it is not necessary to dispute Casey’s claim (which we accept for the sake of argument) that ‘the specific practices of States at the time of the adoption […]
Dobbs Sentences #153: Part II C 1
Paragraph 6 of 6 Sentence 4 of 4 This section ends with a two-claim sentence: “They do not support the right to obtain an abortion, and by the same token, our conclusion that the Constitution does not confer such a right does not undermine them in any way.” Here are the claims: On the first […]
Dobbs Sentences #152: Part II C 1
Paragraph 6 of 6 Sentence 3 of 4 This might be the shortest sentence I’ve examined so far. It’s just one claim: “They are therefore inapposite.” The “they” in this sentence refers to “the other decisions cited by Roe and Casey” noted in the previous sentence. “Inapposite” is a fun word., so let’s take a […]
Dobbs Sentences #151: Part II C 1
Paragraph 6 of 6 Sentence 2 of 4 This sentence is a single claim: “None of the other decisions cited by Roe and Casey involved the critical moral question posed by abortion.” As we established in the last sentence, this is true. The other decisions do not involve the destruction of the fetus/unborn child/MacGuffin. Some […]
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