TaylorMyers

Phil1250
March22,2016
SignatureAssignment1

Myers

AgainstDroneWarfare
Analysis,DiagramandResponse

Themilitaryhasbeenconstantlycreatingwaystomakewarsaferforthesoldiersfightingit.One
solutiontothisissue,andmostdefinitelythebiggest,isdrones.Byusingthebestintoday's
technology,themilitaryhavecreatedmachinescapableofwagingwarwithoutriskinglives.
Dronewarfareisawidelydebatedtopicofwhetheritshouldbeallowedornot.Thefollowing
argumentisoftheopinionthatdronewarfareshouldnotbepermittedandthatthe
consequencesofusingitoutweighthelivesthatitprotects.Inwhatyouareabouttoread,Iwill
beanalyzinganargumentagainstdronewarfare.Iwillbebreakingtheargumentdowninto
eachofitspremisesandsubarguments,thendiagrammingtheargument,identifyingsome
unstatedwarrantsandassumptions,andofferinganoverallevaluationandresponse.

Issue:
ShouldDroneWarfarebepermittedinUSmilitaryaction?

ConclusiontoArgument:
Noitshouldnot.

BurdenofProof:
Inthecaseofthisargument,wecansimplyapplytherulethattheonewhomadetheclaimhas
theburdenofprovingit.However,theburdenofproofmaydifferbasedontheaudiencethatthe
argumentistargeting.Forinstance,iftheargumentwasproposedinapoliticaldebatewhere
thegeneralconsensuswasthatDroneWarfarewaswrongandshouldnotbeallowed.If
someoneelsethereweretoprovideacounterargumentagainstitbeingtheoutlierwithinthe
audiencewouldthangivethemtheburdenofproof.Forthesakeofargumentanalysis,Iamthe
audience.Thereforetheburdenfallsthetheonesmakingtheclaimthatdronewarfareshould
notbepermitted.

OutlineofArgument

Conclusion:
DroneWarfareshouldnotbepermittedinUSmilitaryaction.

Premises:
1.
Dronewarfareencouragesperpetualwar.
A. Droneuseviolatesinternationallawinpakistan.
a.
Pakistanmakesdroneuseillegal,yettheUScontinuestousethem.

B.
USexploitscountrieslackofdifference.

a.
PakistancantshootdownUSdroneforfearofrepercussions.

b.
UStakesadvantageofcivilwarinYemen.

1
.TheUSaretheonlyoneswithdronesinYemen.

C.
Collateraldamagemoretoleratedincounterterroristops.

D.
DronesareunethicalandviolateJustWarTheory.

a.
Causemoreciviliancasualtiesthanofficialsadmit.
b.
Obamamakesnewruleswithexceptionofcertaindroneareas.
2.
UseofDronesincreasecollateraldamage.
A. Causethedeathofinnocentcivilians.
a.
TheGuardiankilled1,106unintendedtargets.

B.
Destroyimportantbuildingsandstructures.
b.
61%ofstrikesdestroyedbuildingsincluding132homes.

ArgumentResponse

Premise1,subpremiseAa

Inthestatement,Pakistan,forexample,haspassedlawsillegalizingdroneusewithintheir
country...dronestrikeshavebeenconductedinSomaliaandYemenaswell,thereisthe
presumptionthatSomaliaandYemenhavealsomadedronestrikesillegal.Ifthisisnotthe
casethanthefactthatdronestrikeshavebeenmadeinothercountriesisirrelevanttothe
argumentthattheUSareviolatingUNlawbyattackingthem.Furthermore,statingthatthe
amountofdronestrikeshaveincreasedsinceObamahasbeeninofficeholdsnoweightin
supportingtheargument.Thefactthatdronestrikeshaveincreasedcouldverywellbeagood
thing,sincethesubjectoftheireffectivenessisnotdiscussed.

Premise1,subpremiseBb1

Inthestatement,TheUSseemstobetakingadvantageofthedisruptioncausedbyYemens
civilwar,thereisthepresumptionthatweknowthesituationofYemenandtheoutcomeof
theircivilwar....theUSistheonlycountryusingarmeddronesinYemen.Whatdoesthecivil
warhavetodowithourdronesbeinginthecountry?Regardlessofthestatethatthecountryis
in,theyareathreattonationalorinternationalsecurity.Ifwewereattackingforthesakeof
conquest,expansionorpersonalgainthanitmaybedifferentandbemoreaquestionof
moralitythanpolitics.However,sincethedronestrikesarecarriedoutwiththeintentionof
nationaldefenceandpeacekeeping,thefactthatweareattackingduringorafteracivilwaris
irrelevant.

Premise1

Thepremise,dronewarfareencouragesperpetualwarfareisagreatidea.OnethatIcould
fullygetbehindifIweregivenenoughevidence.Theargumentgivesmanyreasonswhythe
useofdronesislessthanhonorable.However,itneveractuallyexplainswhydroneusewould
causewartobecomeperpetual.Inwhatwayshaveothercountriesretaliated?Arethewaywe
usedronesanymoreinfuriatingtotheenemythanothermeansofinvasion?Warhasalways

beenandmostlikelyalwayswillbeperpetual.Theuseofdroneshasnotchangedthefact
thathatredbegetshatred.