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Paper assigment
How to Argue About the Death Penalty By Hugo Adam Bedau
1) explain the issue
2) identify the key arguments from each and every article from that chapter in the text
3) explain the articles
4) create and provide your own original argument about the topic that you have selected, and
5) proofread and submit your work.
To successfully complete this assignment:
1) It needs to meet the minimum qualified word count (950 words),
2) It must include your own original argument,
3) It must be properly cited
4) It should be well proofread and substantially free of sentence level, spelling, punctuation, etc mistakes.
I. Introduction:
a. Hook?
b. What are you about to do in your paper and why?
c. What will your final original argument argue for concerning the morality of the issue selected.
II. First Article:
a. Transition or Topic Statement
b. Demonstrating Understanding
i. Identify the Article – Who wrote it and what is the title?
ii. Explain the Argument from the Article
iii. Provide an Assessment (critique) of the Argument (Does it make sense? Why/Why not?)
III. Second Article:
a. Transition or Topic Statement
b. Demonstrating Understanding
i. Identify the Article – Who wrote it and what is the title?
ii. Explain the Argument from the Article
iii. Provide an Assessment (critique) of the Argument (Does it make sense? Why/Why not?)
IV. Third Article: [Note: This process should be completed for each article within the Moral Issue section]
i. Identify the Article – Who wrote it and what is the title?
ii. Explain the Argument from the Article
iii. Provide an Assessment (critique) of the Argument (Does it make sense? Why/Why not?)
V. Reasoned Argument
a. Building upon your assessment of the articles, is there a general point that moral philosophy is making about the applied ethics topic that you have chosen?
b. What are the general conflicts (if any) among the moral philosophers that you have read about the applied ethics topic that you have chosen?
c. Are there moral concepts/approaches to the applied ethics topic that you have chosen that were not considered in the articles from the text? If so, what are they and why should they be considered?
d. This is the place for you to build your own original argument related to the topic. Note that should be critical in nature. By “critical,” I mean that the argument should be well-reasoned, rather than just a statement of opinion or belief.Remember, to be an argument, you need a conclusion and premises (reasons to support your position).
e. As you are developing your final argument, remember that if there are points from the articles that are contrary to your position (counter-arguments), you counter those counter-arguments.
VI. Paper Conclusion:
a. Remind the reader about the key points from your essay including your argument
b. Remember, the conclusion is not a place to introduced new argument
VII. Sources Cited (if any):
a. Remember, 1) if a work is cited in the body of your work, it needs to be included in the Sources Cited section and 2) if a work is included on your Sources Cited page, it needs to actually be cited in the body of the work.