Physician assisted suicide

The student shall have broad discretion in choosing a topic to PERSUASIVELY, or

ANALYTICALLY write about. Persuasive writing is also known as an argument essay. It

utilizes, evidence, logic and reason to show that one idea is more legitimate than another idea. It

attempts to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view or to take a particular action. The

topic should be health care related; however, this can be interpreted on many fronts. It can be

based upon a health care law, policy, regulation, guideline, protocol etc. It does not have to

necessarily be a controversial topic, however, there must be some controversy

surrounding the argument.

Upon choosing your topic, ask yourself, “What am I trying to convey?” “What is the actual

issue?” “How should the law/regulation/policy be different?” and “Why?” these will be the

foundational questions when formulating your argument. Additionally, you should be

asking yourself, “Do I know enough about the topic, or do I need to do more research to

convey my thought?”