social media companies have a moral responsibility to regulate harmful content on their platforms to protect users from misinformation and online harassment.

Instructions

Creating an outline allows you to ensure you write efficiently and that you cover every required component of the assignment. You can use this template to plan your paper. Then, when it is time to write a draft, you can fill in the outline to create a rough draft of your paper.

Create a rough draft based on the outline you created.

Revise the draft using one of the following methods:

a. Visit the Writing Center or the online writing lab b. Ask a Classmate or Friend to review c. Self-Editing

write a short, 2-3 page ethical position paper. This paper will be between 400-500 words

THESIS:

In this paper, I will argue that social media companies have a moral responsibility to regulate harmful content on their platforms to protect users from misinformation and online harassment.

1. Thesis Paragraph: In this paper, I will…

After your thesis statement, create a bullet point list of the claims you will use to support your thesis

■ Supporting Claim 1: ■ Supporting Claim 2: ■ Supporting Claim 3:

Supporting Claim 1:

■ Evidence/Justification for this claim

Supporting Claim 2: ■ Evidence/justification for this claim

Supporting Claim 3:

■ Evidence/justification for this claim

Considering a Logical Objection: Philosophers include discussion of an objecting point of view as an important part of the defense of their own viewpoint. What logical objection to your thesis do you intend to consider?

■ Objection to Thesis & Discussion of Objection

Responding to the Objection: How would you respond to this objection?

Conclusion: Summarize the topics you have reviewed and reiterate your thesis