Description
Paper will take a stand on a controversial issue and advance a clearly stated thesis. This paper must show evidence of a clear pattern of argument and include a counter argument. It should also include evidence of transitional links and sources found through the databases, as well as a qualified web site and a visual resource. In addition, the genre must be of an ethical argument.
- Background
- Introduction and thesis statement
- Opposing Viewpoint
- Refutation of Opposing Viewpoint
- Development of Argument, Using Evidence
- Conclusion
Generally, an ethical argument attempts to demonstrate that specific actions or policies are either ethical or unethical. In other words, an ethical argument strives to persuade the reader that something is either morally right or wrong. Thus, it connects well with our focus on social justice.
Topic choice this time is up to you! The only requirement is that your subsequent argument falls under the umbrella of an ethical argument. When deciding on a debatable topic, you will want to choose one that has two sides. Your argument should have information that supports opinions and views for s specific side; you will present the opposing viewpoint in your counter argument and then refute it.
Topics:
- The death penalty( I choose to support the death penalty, please be aware of this)
Paper Requirements:
5-8 pages, typed, double-spaced
Font 12
A minimum of 6 sources--Including a qualified web site and two sources from a EBSCOHOST database - all webpage sources must have urls and access dates
MUST include at least one visual source
MUST include parenthetical citations and a Works Cited list
Include an Annotated Works Cited page
MUST be an ethical argument
Additional notes on sources: ALL sources listed on the Works Cited page must be cited parenthetically or used in a signal phrase within the body of the paper. The heading, page numbers, and title must be in MLA format.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Surname 1
Name
Professor
Course
Date
The Death Penalty
I.
Background
Thesis statement: To better understand the ethical value of the death penalty, we shall analyze
the arguments against death penalty, the counterarguments and make an argument that the death
penalty is an ethical way of punishing murderers.
II.
Opposing Viewpoint
a. Against the Human Right to Life
b. Lacks Fairness
c. Does not Deter Crime
III.
Refutation of Opposing Viewpoint
a.
Death Penalty is just
b.
Deters Crime
c.
Is safe and humane
IV.
Development of Argument
V.
Conclusion
Surname 1
Name
Professor
Course
Date
The Death Penalty
Background
One of the most notable death penalties in history is that of Giuseppe Zangara. Zangara
shot Anton Cermak after missing then president-elect Franklin Roosevelt (History). Cermak died
while being treated. Zangara was hurriedly tried and sentenced to the death penalty which was
executed two weeks after Cermak was shot. There are many changes that have happened since
these early days. Around the 1950s, public interest had built around the issue of the death
penalty. Caryl Chessman was a death row convict during this period who had managed to
postpone his execution through constant appeals. Chessman managed to do this for 12 years but
he was finally executed. During his years on appeal, he wrote and published three books which
raised awareness on the issue. Chessman was executed due to kidnapping and was among the last
people to be executed for a crime other than murder. Currently, nearly two-thirds of the entire
world has banned the death penalty. The penalty is still legal in most parts of the US. About
thirty-one states across America still have the death penalty legalized. More recently, a man was
executed in Tennessee in 2009 for murder.
Surname 2
Introduction
Human life is valuable beyond any material thing on earth. This is a fact that seems to cut
across religious and political divides. This is an underlying fact behind the many arguments that
have filled the topic with a push and pull on both sides of this form of legal punishment. On one
hand, the people against the death penalty believe life is too valuable that even the worst of
murderers have a right to have their life preserved. This is a fact that is contradicted by the
supporters of execution who claim that life can only be repaid by the loss of another life. To
better understand the ethical value of the death penalty, we shall analyze the arguments opposing
arguments, the counterarguments and make an argument that the death penalty is an ethical way
of punishing murd...
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