Assignment for your Final Essay (FD5): Argumentation

FD5:  Argumentation

Make a convincing argument as to why one of the following cliché’s is FALSE and ultimately makes for BAD ADVICE.

* Remember that in your introduction, you need to articulate to your reader how you INTERPRET this cliche saying.  What life advice is the cliche actually trying to offer?  What kind of circumstances is the cliche painting?  How to succeed in love?  in life?  in a competition?  with money?  with friendship?  with the self?

1. Opposites attract
2. All is fair in love and war
3. Every cloud has a silver lining
4. Haste makes waste
5. Time heals all wounds
6. What goes around comes around
7. Laughter is the best medicine
8. All that glitters is not gold
9. Tis better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all
10. Absence makes the heart grow fonder
11. Absolute power corrupts absolutely
12. The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree
13. Actions speak louder than words
14. Ignorance is bliss
15. An idle mind is the devil’s playground
16. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
17. You reap what you sow
18. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
19. You can’t judge a book by its cover
20. Beggars can’t be choosers
21. Better safe than sorry
22. The bigger they are, the harder they fall
23. Don’t bite off more than you can chew
24. Blood is thicker than water
25. Boys will be boys
26. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
27. You can’t learn to swim without getting in the water
28. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
29. The chain is only as strong as its weakest link
30. The early bird gets the worm
31. The ends justifies the means
32. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
33. A fool and his money are soon parted.
34. Give an inch, and they’ll take a mile
35. A good woman/man is hard to find
36. Good things come to he who waits
37. A house divided against itself cannot stand
38. Don’t piss in your own backyard
39. You can’t serve two masters
40. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck
41. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t way anything at all
42. It takes two to tango
43. There’s no use crying over spilled milk
44. It’s what’s on the inside that counts
45. Justice is blind
46. Leave no stone unturned
47. Let bygones be bygones
48. Let sleeping dogs lie
49. Money is the root of all evil
50. The more, the merrier
51. Too many cooks in the kitchen ruin the broth
52. No man is an island
53. No pain, no gain
54. Sticks and stones might break my bones, but words will never hurt me
55. One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure
56. Opportunity doesn’t knock twice
57. Don’t throw pearls to swine
58. Perception is reality
59. There are always more fish in the sea
60. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel
61. The road to hell is paved with good intentions
62. Silence is golden
63. Slow and steady wins the race
64. Spare the rod, spoil the child
65. Variety is the spice of life
66. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach
67. There are plenty of fish in the sea
68. You don’t know a wo/man until you’ve walked a mile in her/his shoes
69. You can’t make a silk purse out of a pig’s ear
70. You snooze, you lose

Themes to choose for your Contrast Essay….

The difference between being good and being great.

The difference between being good and being moral.

The difference between getting good grades and being smart.

The difference between being bad and being evil.

The difference between being strong and being mean.

The difference between being a child and being an adult.

The difference between being bored and being angry.

The difference between a bad breakup and a good breakup.

The difference between a lot of effort and getting an A.

The difference between hating a person and not respecting a person.

The difference between hating others and hating one’s self.

The difference between loving others and loving one’s self.

The difference between caring for someone versus controlling someone.

The difference between freedom and no responsibilities.

The difference between imprisonment and having responsibilities.

The difference between fighting and silence.

The difference between institutional education and self-learning.

The difference between being spiritual and being religious.

The difference between wisdom and education.

The difference between hearing and listening.

The difference between looking and watching.

The difference between family and friends.

The difference between a friend and a best friend.

The difference between a friend and a lover.

The difference between discipline and abuse.

The difference between being too indulgent with children and being compassionate with them.

The difference between snacking and eating a meal.

The difference between being Mexican and being Caucasian.

The difference between suicidal and homicidal.

The difference between fit and healthy.

The difference between love and lust.

The difference between wanting and needing.

The difference between being caring and controlling.

The difference between a strong woman and a bitch.

The difference between a strong man and an asshole.

The difference between a skeptic and a cynic.

The difference between being pessimistic and being untrusting.

The difference between dark humor and being mean.

The difference between hipster racism and racism.

The difference between religion and faith.

The difference between bigotry and racism.

The difference between atheism and agnosticism.

The difference between generosity and sincerity.

The difference between public school and private school.

 

Remember, if none of these inspire you, email me with your own topic idea!