{"id":650,"date":"2017-08-12T06:09:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T06:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/nemcc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/chapter\/the-case-against-torture-by-alisa-soloman\/"},"modified":"2017-08-12T06:09:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T06:09:01","slug":"the-case-against-torture-by-alisa-soloman","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/nemcc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/chapter\/the-case-against-torture-by-alisa-soloman\/","title":{"raw":"\"The Case Against Torture,\" by Alisa Soloman","rendered":"&#8220;The Case Against Torture,&#8221; by Alisa Soloman"},"content":{"raw":"<p>In\u00a0<em>\u201cThe Case Against Torture,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0author and professor\u00a0Alisa Soloman\u00a0enumerates the reasons torture should never be practiced or justified in a civil society.\n\nClick on the link to view the essay: <a title=\"The Case Against Torture by Alisa Soloman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/2001-11-27\/news\/the-case-against-torture\/full\/\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Case Against Torture\" by Alisa Soloman<\/a>\n\n\u00a0\n\nAs you read, look for the following:\n<\/p><ul><li>What is the author's thesis?<\/li>\n\t<li>What key points does the author\u00a0use to argue the thesis?<\/li>\n\t<li>How does the\u00a0author use reasoning, research and\/or examples to affirm her\u00a0viewpoint?<\/li>\n\t<li>How does the\u00a0author attempt to refute opposing arguments?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0","rendered":"<p>In\u00a0<em>\u201cThe Case Against Torture,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0author and professor\u00a0Alisa Soloman\u00a0enumerates the reasons torture should never be practiced or justified in a civil society.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link to view the essay: <a title=\"The Case Against Torture by Alisa Soloman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/2001-11-27\/news\/the-case-against-torture\/full\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Case Against Torture&#8221; 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