Description
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 9 in your textbook.
In this paper, you get to demonstrate the skills you have learned in this class as you strive to manifest the ability to arrive at conclusions based upon a fair-minded analysis of the best reasoning on both sides of issues. This includes presenting and evaluating the best arguments on each side, followed by a presentation of your own argument for your thesis. You will go on to support this argument using evidence from scholarly sources and addressing the strongest objection to it. Integrate the work you did in the Week 2 Creating a Valid Argument Workshop and Week 3 Scholarly Arguments on Both Sides assignment.
For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week Five Example Paper Download Week Five Example Paper.
Your paper should include the following elements:
Introduction (approximately 150 words)
oIntroduce readers to your topic.
§Include a brief preview of what you will accomplish in this paper.
First Argument (approximately 200 words)
oPresent the best argument on one side of the issue.
oPut your argument in standard form, with the premises listed one by one above the conclusion.
§
§You may put the premises into your own words, or you may quote a source. If you use words directly from a source, then they must occur within quotation marks (in addition to the citation).
§This argument can be based on the scholarly sources you analyzed in Week 3, but it can also include evidence from other sources you have found (in addition to your own improvements). It is to represent what you take to be the best argument you have found for this side of the issue.
§Cite sources that support your premises. Refer to the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) resource to structure the citations.
Opposing Argument (approximately 200 words)
oPresent the best argument on the other side of the issue (same as above, but on the opposite side).
§Develop your argument in standard form, with sources cited to support your statements (as above).
Analysis of the Arguments (approximately 300 words)
oEvaluate the quality of the two arguments given above.
§This can include addressing whether key premises are true (or well supported) and how strongly the conclusion logically follows from them.
oExplain any fallacies, biases, or rhetorical tricks committed by any of them.
oAnalyze why one is stronger than the other.
§Justify your position not with opinion but with your analysis of the quality of the arguments.
Presentation of your own argument on the topic (approximately 200 words)
oConstruct your own argument on the topic.
oPresent your argument in standard form.
§Of course, this argument will be influenced and supported by the research you have done, but this is to be your own argument in your own words supporting your thesis.
§For any premises that are based on research, include a citation of the relevant source (even though the premise is in your own words).
Addressing an objection to your argument (approximately 300 words)
oPresent what you would consider to be the best possible objection to your argument (you may address more than one if you prefer).
oPresent what you would take to be the best reply to this objection and defense of your argument.
oCite a scholarly source in this section as well (either in your presentation of the objection or in your response to it).
Conclusion (approximately 150 words)
oSummarize the evidence for all points of view.
oEvaluate how controversial topics should be addressed by critical thinkers
Access the Writing Center web page from your classroom to instantly connect with an online writing tutor or to submit your paper for a writing review. Papers are returned within 24 hours with a revision plan.
UseGrammarly to get immediate grammar feedback.
Use the Writing Center (Links to an external site.) website for many additional writing guides and resources.
The Fair-Minded Reasoning Final Paper,
Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
oTitle of paper in bold font
§Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
oStudent’s name
oName of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
oCourse name and number
oInstructor’s name
oDue date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
oFor assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
Explanation & Answer
View attached explanation and answer. Let me know if you have any questions.
1
Fair Minded Reasoning
Name:
Institution:
Date:
2
Introduction
Philosophically, the morality of abortion is an interesting topic as both sides of the
argument seem to be certain about their conclusions. Yet, the issue is derivative at the same time.
The topic of morality of abortion also attracts political views and is a central issue to the
movement of women. The primary moral concern of the issue is whether there is moral relevance
in a fetus's biological development process from its beginning stage as a unicellular zygote to
birth. Since all human beings developed from a zygote to being born, a question arises on
whether abortion is permissible at any stage of development (Svenaeus, 2017). The legal and
political arguments are based on the rights of women over their bodies. For instance, if a woman
got pregnant through rape, they have the right to abort since the pregnancy was unintended. The
paper focuses on the two arguments based on whether abortion is morally right or not
permissible from a moral perspective.
First argument
The first argument is based on the conclusion that abortion is morally permissible. The
central concept is based on the question of whether a fetus can be described as a human being.
Another basis of the argument is on whether life begins after inception or birth. One of the
arguments for abortion relates to whether women and fetuses have equal rights. Abortion is
morally permissible as it could be difficult to balance the life of the fetus and mother in case of a
medical emergency during pregnancy (Svenaeus, 2017). When there is a medical emergency, the
mother has the right to defend herself by allowing abortion to ensure her safety.
When a person is attacked, he or she has the right to act in defense. When carrying a
pregnancy to completion presents serious threats, including death to the mother, she has the right
3
to defend herself. When a person is attacked, the bystanders cannot be bothered by the situation
in a typical case. It is the victim who reacts to the attack by defending him or herself. A defense
is warranted to the party perceived to be the victim. The fetus is the attacker while the mother is
the victim. Therefore, the latter has the right to defend herself by aborting the fetus to save a life.
Opposing argument
The opposing argument against abortion is based on the value of the future to the fetus.
Primarily, the death of a person results in great loss. The future of the fetus is equated to that of
an adult. The wrongness of aborting is on the impact caused to the aborted fetus. The loss of life
deprives a person the opportunity to engage in projects and activities that could have shaped his
or her future. Life begins after inception as it is the stage that every person undergoes before
birth and growing to become an adult (Stretton, 2008). Equally, the fetus could have developed
and faced its future, as was the case with other human beings who are enjoying their future.
Another consideration can be used to demonstrate the wrongness of abortion. Killing a
person is one of the things that deprive the victims more than any crime. Merely, the crime of
robbing someone but leaving him alive cannot be comparable to murder since the former leaves
the victim alive to continue pursuing life goals that would ultimately replace what was stolen. A
person suffering from terminal illness such as stage four cancer express sadness as the
consequence of the unavoidable death means that he or she has lost the future.
Analysis of the argument
The two arguments present the conclusion on the position they perceive to be morally
right or wrong concerning whether abortion should be permissible or not. The first argu...
Review
Review
