Description
In this assignment, you will flesh out the outline you created in the previous assignment. Develop a 750-word essay in response to one of the questions posed at the end of your chosen case.
- Summarize the case and the values at stake in it.
- Summarize relevant facts of the case.
- Clarify concepts used to analyze the case.
- Justify the ethical standard applied to the case.
- State a clear position on the moral question presented.
- Include at least four references to support your position.
Structure your essay as follows:
- An introduction that briefly describes the moral question under consideration.
- A thesis statement that is the moral question itself.
- A second well-crafted paragraph stating the facts relevant to the question.
- A third well-crafted paragraph that clarifies all concepts where mutual understanding is required to avoid equivocation on terms.
- For example, in the abortion debate, the word fetus would need to be clarified in a manner that gives the status with regard to personhood.
- A fourth paragraph that explicitly states the standard from the moral theory you are appealing to.
- You should explain the standard using moral theory.
- A conclusion that states in the prescriptive terms what you think people should do in this case.