Choose a topic that interests you in any area that we have covered in class: including, but not limited to: Politics, Issues in the Media, Law, Morality, Science, and of course, ANY area of philosophy you find interesting. Make sure to focus on the issue that concerns you. Do not try to address ALL of the relevant points surrounding the abortion debate, for instance. Instead, narrow your topic to one of the central arguments, ideally, the most compelling argument you think you can make related to the issue. See sample argument below for a model. If you are having trouble coming up with a topic, or are unsure whether the issue you have chosen will work, please contact me as soon as possible to help you through it.
You must begin with the argument in logical standard form including all of the premises you deem needed to support your conclusion. The essay portion will follow in which you expand/defend further one of the most important premises in your argument. You will then offer, in brief, what you think might be the strongest (please avoid straw man fallacies) argument against your position. Then offer a brief rebuttal to that counter-argument. See below for a sample of this assignment.
