Your cousin finds a new job in Los Angeles working for the film industry. One of her co-workers, Sam, is also hired at the same time as your cousin. You find out that Sam has been teasing and even sexually harassing your cousin at work. Sam has even lied about your cousin to other co-workers, and has even lied about her to their bosses, telling them your cousin is unstable and having inappropriate and unprofessional relations with other co-workers, all of which are lies. Sam has taken credit many times for work that your cousin did, and has even sabotaged work projects that your cousin was working on. In the end, Sam gets promoted and your cousin loses her job. You confront Sam, and here is what Sam says:
You think I did something wrong? So what? Thats just what you think. Right and wrong are subjective, anyway. So, youre not absolutely right. Im right too. You need to stop being a crybaby about your cousin, and your cousin needs to stop being a stupid crybaby and weakling if she wants to survive in this world. If she cant handle it, then she doesnt belong in this world. The natural order of the world is survival, and its brutal. Only the strongest and smartest will survive. Its just nature, and humans are part of nature. You have to do whatever it takes to get ahead in life, whether its surviving in nature or surviving in modern society. In fact, I did your cousin a favor by teaching her a lesson: only those who are willing to do whatever it takes – right or wrong – succeed. Your cousin failed, so she deserves her failure. She doesnt deserve anything. Yeah, she worked hard, but not hard enough, and definitely not smart enough! In fact, she was just a naive idiot do-gooder. Nice guys finish last! So, Im not apologizing because your cousin cannot do what it takes to survive and succeed. Thats her fault. You should pity her for the pathetic fool she is. And dont even think about giving me crap about karma. Thats a bunch of hocus-pocus nonsense and BS that people who are weak and stupid want to believe is true. In this world, bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. As we all know, NICE GUYS FINISH LAST! I say, AND THEY SHOULD FINISH LAST, THOSE PATHETIC WEAKLINGS!
1. Explain in detail Sams argument/line of reasoning. What is Sam trying to argue? What are Sams reasons?
2. Construct an argument against Sams argument. In other words, criticize Sams argument and reasoning, and back-up your criticism with reasons/arguments. Dont simply disagree with Sams conclusion, but attack Sams reasons/reasoning (argument).