rogerian essay

Topic: Abortion

Format: MLA

This essay should be between 900 and 1000 words, excluding the required annotated bibliography.

First, you will choose a public debate that has at least two opposing sides. As before, you need to research that topic in order to narrow the topic’s scope, so it can be easily discussed in 1000 word essay.

Note: Consider your audience as laymen in the field who have only general knowledge of your topic.
 

 This essay must include a minimum of five sources. Three should be peer-reviewed sources.  Include the following two peer reviewed sources:

(peer reviewed)  Gee, Alastair. “Anti-Abortion Laws Gain More Ground in the USA.” The Lancet 377.9782 (2011): 1992–1993. 

(peer reviewed) Milner, Allison, and Anne Kavanagh. “Abortion Laws Reform May Reduce Maternal Mortality: An Ecological Study in 162 Countries.” BMC Women’s Health 19.1 (2019): 1.

You may use eBooks; however, as discussed in your textbook, books generally are not as current as peer-reviewed articles.  You may also use primary sources (interviews, statistics, etc); however, these primary sources should be obtained from experts within that field.  

Make sure to include the following sections in your essay:
 

an introduction and claim,
background,
body,
and a conclusion.
 

Make sure your essay includes the following:
 

The background for your chosen topic,

A discussion of both sides of the debate, including core values or warrants underlying their arguments

Your common ground (Rogerian) solution/claim

An explanation of how that common ground claim can resolve the core issue for both sides.
 

After you have written your essay, please make sure to revise the content of your essay. Lastly, be sure to edit your essay by checking grammar, format, and smaller technical details. Please make sure your essay is written in third person.
 

The Annotated Bibliography
 

An annotated Bibliography (AB) is due with your Rogerian essay.