In the video Alan Keyes v. Barack Obama debate on death penalty show reasoning behind each person and the validation they both have in their opinions. An argument is a set of reasons (premises) put forth to support a claim, or conclusion (Mosser, 2011). That is what America is based upon is our right to free speech which allows us the right to our own opinions. The issue at hand is abortion and the death penalty which I agree with Obama that they are of no comparisons. For Alan Keyes to say that slavery and abortion are the same and to compare a slave owner to woman who chooses an abortion is so absurd it makes me sick. As Americans we have a right to choose the outcome of our decisions and while I am not for abortions what so ever, I still believe that it is a woman’s privacy and her decisions to do so. I do think that any child is a blessing from God and that to take that life is not right, but that is my opinion and my view. We don’t need to broadcast a woman’s decision. I slave owner used people for their own chosen and killed them when they didn’t obey. People are not animals and should never be treated this way. The difference here is that slaves were alive, walking, breathing individuals and were born onto this earth. Yes, while a child is alive in a mother’s womb, she may also decide what she wants to do in the long run; no one has to live with the decision but her. I do agree that we are all created equal and should be treated with respect, dignity and the right to life. On the issue of the death penalty, I do agree that heinous crimes and terrorist are acts that should hold the death penalty. Again these are people that have a right to be alive and for some reason they choose to take a life away from another. I do believe in the death penalty in these cases, but as Obama stated when using the death penalty it needs to be used the same across the board for all, not just a select few. There also has to be hard evidence to...