Exercise 2 - Russia: Moscow mayor fired.
Argument #1
Russia is regressing back to the days of Stalin.
Luzhkov was fired on the grounds of broken trust between President Medvedev. - No evidence was presented to the public for ground of termination.
Luzhkov served as Moscow's mayor for 18 years. He was more than qualified to stay in his position.
Russia is regressing backwards and the citizens need to be cautious.
Argument #2
President Medvedev has too much power and control.
President Medvedev dismissed Moscow's mayor of 18 years with no tangible proof.
Moscow's MayorLuzhkov believes it was because he was causing tension.
President Medvedev is exercising too much control and power.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/29/russia.moscow.mayor/index.html
http://rt.com/Politics/2010-09-28/president-luzhkov-dismissal-moscow.html
http://rt.com/Politics/2010-09-09/russia-kremlin-mayor-response.html
Exercise 4 - Analogies
"Democracy does not work in a family. Parents should have the ultimate say because they are wiser and their children do not know what is best for themselves. Similarly the best form of government for a society is not a democratic one but one where the leaders are more like parents."
The interest between governement and citizens is vastly different than that of parents towards their children, which is love. Also, it is unrealistic to have a democracy about rules and things that are a must in a family. The parents need to hold that ultimate control.
Source:
http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/arg/analogy.php
Good analogy, I would be specific about what type of government is like that of a parent. The arguments would be stronger with a value attributed to them, such as political will, and if they were more specific (what do you mean by too much power and control?).
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