PRE-REQUISITE:
-Your paper MUST be written usingChicago-Turabian Format and citation style.
-PAPERS WITH CITATION-FORMATTING ISSUES WILL BE GRADES AS "0" WITH NO OPPORTUNITY FOR A REWRITE.
-Write a research essay (at least 1500 words and at least 5ACADEMIC(3 sources are already provided) about one of the issue of Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice.
-You are free to choose the scope and angle of your paper, the only requirement is that ALL 3 SOURCES PROVIDED MUST BE USED. My suggestion is to first read these articles and see what you are inspired to write.
-You MUST choose one of the two positions and defend it using a Logical Argument that is Valid and contains no informal fallacies.
-It is very important that you not let emotions take the better of you, you are writing a logical argument in the form of an essay.
These are 3 sources you must use and you can find two more. The issue of PERSONHOOD is key:
1.Michael Tooley, Abortion and infanticide
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2.On the moral and legal status of abortion
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3.The beginning of personhood a Thomistic bilogical analysis.pdf
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For this assignment you must follow the following format:
I.Thesis Statement.This means that you are to choose a position on the subject and be willing to defend it. This also implies that you need to provide at least 2 arguments to support your position. Be realistic about the level of certainty that your thesis claims.
II.Premises at least 2 (arguments to support your thesis). Make sure that your opening sentence of each section is in the form of a logical proposition (Declarative sentence phrased in such a way that it can be either true or false).
III. Response to at least one potential Counter-argument.Anticipate a potential counterargument to your position and respond why it is not strong enough to prove your position false.
IV. Your conclusion. Any final thoughts you may want to include in support of your thesis or about the relevance or importance of the subject you discussed.