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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Group 6, Discussion of self-governance issues is essential to democracy therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Democracy is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, These statements seem to be precisely meant by the relatively universal human rights, and these statements do describe what we generally think of as political democracy supports Universal human rights necessarily entails democracy, "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives" supports These statements seem to be precisely meant by the relatively universal human rights, and these statements do describe what we generally think of as political democracy, Many chinese people are willing to sacrifce some human rights in order to preserve stability of a situation whose instability would represent an enormous threat to their way of life therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Universal human rights is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, If a peoples' beliefs are based on Confucian ideals that teach the dislike of open opposition, then they will be more afraid of disorder, failure of authority, and the possibility of unsettling a system which is navigable for the ordinary Chinese citizen than they are lacking rights therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Many Chinese people are more afraid of disorder, of the failure of authority, of the possibility of unsettling a system which is navigable for the ordinary Chinese citizen, than they are of lacking rights, Universal human rights necessarily entails democracy therefore (ArgScheme: equivalence) Universal human rights is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, Democracy is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The U.S. should not pressure other countries to adopt a democracy, "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedure" supports These statements seem to be precisely meant by the relatively universal human rights, and these statements do describe what we generally think of as political democracy, If democracy is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, then the U.S. should not pressure other countries to adopt a democracy therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The U.S. should not pressure other countries to adopt a democracy, If people are willing to sacrifice some human rights in order to preserve stability, then the concept of universal human rights is not always valid. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Universal human rights is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, People in China were taught to obey without question therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Discussion of self-governance issues is unlikely to occur in China, If people in China were taught to obey without question, then discussion of self-governance issues would not occur in China therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Discussion of self-governance issues is unlikely to occur in China, If many chinese people have memory of warfare resulting from a fundamental change in government, then they will fear disorder, failure of authority, un- settling of a system which is navigable for the ordinary Chinese citizen therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Many Chinese people are more afraid of disorder, of the failure of authority, of the possibility of unsettling a system which is navigable for the ordinary Chinese citizen, than they are of lacking rights, Discussion of self-governance issues is unlikely to occur in China therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Democracy is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, If discussion of self-governance is essential to democracy and this discussion is unlikely occur in China, then democracy may not be ideal to be striven for in every situtation therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Democracy is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation, If universal human rights would raise situations of conflict and Chinese people are opposed to situations of conflict, then Chinese people are willing to sacrifice some human rights in order to preserve the stability of their current government therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Many chinese people are willing to sacrifce some human rights in order to preserve stability of a situation whose instability would represent an enormous threat to their way of life, Many Chinese people are more afraid of disorder, of the failure of authority, of the possibility of unsettling a system which is navigable for the ordinary Chinese citizen, than they are of lacking rights therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Many chinese people are willing to sacrifce some human rights in order to preserve stability of a situation whose instability would represent an enormous threat to their way of life, The openness that "universal rights" entails invites situations of conflict therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Many chinese people are willing to sacrifce some human rights in order to preserve stability of a situation whose instability would represent an enormous threat to their way of life, Chinese people can be taught how the authority of democracy can be stable, as well as navigable for everyone, and how they can use it as their form of government objects Many Chinese people are more afraid of disorder, of the failure of authority, of the possibility of unsettling a system which is navigable for the ordinary Chinese citizen, than they are of lacking rights, Universal human rights is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation therefore (ArgScheme: equivalence) Democracy is not the ideal to be striven for in every situation