For Better or Worse Reasoning

This concise work is aimed at presenting a logical assessment of the stock arguments against same-sex marriage. While my position is in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, I have made every effort to present a fair and rational assessment of the stock arguments against it.

The work itself is divided into distinct sections. The first section provides some background material regarding arguments. The second section focuses on the common fallacious arguments used to argue against same-sex marriage. The third section examines standard moral arguments against same-sex marriage and this is followed by a brief look at the procreation argument. The work closes, appropriately enough, with a few modest proposals regarding marriage.

Contents
Arguments
“Argument” Defined
Varieties
General Assessment of Arguments
Fallacies
Stock Fallacious Arguments against Same-sex Marriage
Appeal to Tradition
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Common Practice
Slippery Slope
Weak Analogy
Non-Fallacious Arguments
Intuitions & Definitions
Appeal to Intuition
Argument by Definition
The Religious Arguments
The Moral Arguments
Homosexuals are Immoral Argument
The Unnatural Argument/The Natural Argument
Appeal to Consequences
The Sanctity Argument
The Procreation Argument
Marriage: A Few Modest Proposals