1.) Pretend you've stolen something and use the stasis protocols to argue why you should not be punished for this action.
Definition: Stealing food with the intention of repaying the store owner when you have money at a later time/date. If this is the case, you are essentially borrowing the food on credit and could argue that you have changed the definition from stealing to borrowing.
Evaluative: Stealing a sandwich when you have absolutely no other means available of obtaining food is justified because it is better than starving to death and more important than the moral/ethical harm it causes the deli owner.
Resemblance: Stealing food when you're indigent is like the auto industry taking a bailout when they were insolvent. If it is okay in one case, it must be okay in both cases.
Cause/Consequence: Having to steal food when you're hungry is the result of the minimum wage being kept at a starvation wage. Employees/citizens unfortunately cannot raise minimum wage themselves. Therefore, it is the fault of big corporate America that forces people to have to steal to put food on the table.
2.) Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia should be covered by general health insurance.
Definitional/categorical: Anorexia and bulimia fall under the category of mental health disorders. Insurance companies cover bariatric surgery for people who suffer from binge eating disorder, which is also a mental health disease. Insurance companies should expand their coverage to incorporate anorexia and bulimia along with binge eating disorder, and cover preventative care and treatment for all three.
Evaluative: Is it appropriate for insurance companies to deny coverage for anorexia and bulimia if the diseases deteriorate both physical health AND mental health?
Cause/consequence: Denying coverage for eating disorders will result in higher costs to insurance companies if they wait until after the diseases have become major health problems.
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