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Essays and minority reports, for the sake of argument, christopher hitchens, atlantic books. Christopher hitchens april 1949 15 december 2011 was a prolific englishamerican author, political journalist and literary critic. In the end, i settled upon the irrational atheist for the following reason. He stated that the purpose of this book was a reply to the widespread notion that society no longer needs critique from the left. Teachers assess strength of argument using a rubric emphasizing the four key elements.
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