Due Date: Saturday, February 13 at 12:00 noon This assignment should be submitted to the proper TurnItIn Drop Box by 12:00 NOON on the due date listed here. The submission will be graded according to the rubric appearing above, and should be thoroughly proofread and properly cited. Limit your response to no more than 1,500 words (not including citations). Remember that all assignments can be turned in early for evaluation, and you will receive feedback within 48 hours. For this assignment, you will need to refer back to the Ethical Intuitions Survey from the first quiz of the term. Review the statements for items 8-15 (I've attached a copy to these instructions), and base the thesis of your essay on one of these statements. Your essay should contain four sections. 1. Introduction & Narration. First, clearly introduce your topic and state your thesis, defining any key terms. If your thesis is complete agreement with one of the statements from the survey, then you may wish to simply quote & cite that statement as your thesis. If, however, you wish to defend any position other than complete agreement with a statement from the survey, then you will need to write your own, clear thesis statement on the same TOPIC as the survey item, but making it clear what position on that topic YOU support. Your thesis must be a MORAL POSITION on the same GENERAL TOPIC as one of the items 8-15 from the Ethical Intuitions Survey, but it need not be one of the specific positions written on the Survey itself. There is no right or wrong answer here, and I am not concerned with whether or not I agree with your position on the statement or your reasons for choosing it. I just want you to clearly describe what your position is regarding one of those same topics appearing on the Survey. Do bear in mind that the position you state here is the one you must ultimately give the most support in your essay. However, if, after writing your essay, you think your best arguments ended up supporting a different thesis, then CHANGE YOUR THESIS to the one you actually ended up supporting in your essay. 2. Affirmation/Argumentation. This is where you provide an argument in defense of the thesis you described in the previous section. Imagine a reader who has no opinion one way or the other on the statement you chose, and try to use logical argumentation to rationally convince them that your position is the one they should adopt. That is, tell me WHY you have the position you do on this statement, and why I, the reader, should adopt the same position, using the argumentation skills we have discussed in class. Make sure that your argument includes both moral principles and factual claims in support of the conclusion you described in the previous section. I don't expect you to do an.

1. Due
Date:
Saturday,
February
13
at
12:00
noon
This assignment should be submitted to the proper TurnItIn
Drop Box by 12:00 NOON on the due date listed here. The
submission will be graded according to the rubric appearing
above, and should be
thoroughly
proofread
and
properly
cited.
Limit your response to
no
more
than

2. 1,500
words
(not including citations). Remember that all assignments can be
turned in early for evaluation, and you will receive feedback
within 48 hours.
For
this
assignment,
you
will
need
to
refer
back
to
the
Ethical
Intuitions
Survey

3. from
the
first
quiz
of
the
term.
Review
the
statements
for
items
8-15
(I've
attached
a
copy
to

4. these
instructions),
and
base
the
thesis
of
your
essay
on
one
of
these
statements.
Your
essay
should
contain

5. four
sections.
1.
Introduction
&
Narration.
First,
clearly
introduce
your
topic
and
state
your
thesis,
defining
any
key

6. terms.
If your thesis is complete agreement with one of the statements
from the survey, then you may wish to simply quote & cite that
statement as your thesis. If, however, you wish to defend any
position other than complete agreement with a statement from
the survey, then you will need to write your own, clear thesis
statement on the same TOPIC as the survey item, but making it
clear what position on that topic YOU support. Your thesis must
be a MORAL POSITION on the same GENERAL TOPIC as one
of the items 8-15 from the Ethical Intuitions Survey, but it need
not be one of the specific positions written on the Survey itself.
There is no right or wrong answer here, and I am not concerned
with whether or not I agree with your position on the statement
or your reasons for choosing it. I just want you to
clearly
describe
what
your
position
is
regarding
one
of
those
same

7. topics
appearing
on
the
Survey.
Do bear in mind that the position you state here is the one you
must ultimately give the most support in your essay.
However,
if,
after
writing
your
essay,
you
think
your
best
arguments
ended
up

8. supporting
a
different
thesis,
then
CHANGE
YOUR
THESIS
to
the
one
you
actually
ended
up
supporting
in
your

9. essay.
2.
Affirmation/Argumentation.
This
is
where
you
provide
an
argument
in
defense
of
the
thesis
you
described
in

10. the
previous
section.
Imagine
a
reader
who
has
no
opinion
one
way
or
the
other
on
the
statement

11. you
chose,
and
try
to
use
logical
argumentation
to
rationally
convince
them
that
your
position
is
the
one

12. they
should
adopt.
That is, tell me WHY you have the position you do on this
statement, and why I, the reader, should adopt the same
position, using the argumentation skills we have discussed in
class.
Make
sure
that
your
argument
includes
both
moral
principles
and
factual
claims
in support of the conclusion you described in the previous
section. I don't expect you to do any outside research for this
essay, but

13. if
you
do
use
any
outside
sources
at
all,
make
sure
you
cite
them
properly
. Above all,
avoid
making
any

14. fallacious
arguments
. The important part here is to formulate at least one clear,
logical argument in defense of your thesis.
3.
Refutation/Counterargumentation.
This
is
where
you
provide
a
counterargument
to
the
argument
you
just
provided.

15. That
is,
put
yourself
in
the
shoes
of
someone
who
disagrees
with
your
position
on
the
topic,
and

16. thinks
some
other
position
is
better.
Describe
their
position
and
provide
least
one
good
argument
they
might
give

17. in
defense
of
that
position,
OR
describe
at
least
one
problem
or
objection
such
a
person
might
give

18. to
the
argument
you
gave
previously.
Make
sure
that
this
counterargument
also
uses
both
moral
principles
and
factual

19. claims
in
support
of
a
position
that
contradicts
your
own
. Once again,
cite
any
sources
you use,
avoid
fallacious
arguments
, and focus on clear, logical argumentation. At this point, you
should have presented two equally good, but contradictory
arguments on the issue, leaving your reader on the fence as to
which is the better position to have. If you have chosen a thesis
that you feel VERY strongly about, you may find this to be the

20. most challenging portion of the essay. As such, you might want
to consider an issue you have a less committed position on, as
that will make it easier to fairly present different positions on
the issue, as this assignment requires.
4.
Resolution/Conclusion.
By
now
you
have
presented
and
defended
both
your
position
AND
an
opposing
position

21. on
the
core
issue,
and
must
now
convince
the
reader
that
YOUR
position
(the
one
stated
in
your

22. thesis)
is
the
better
of
the
two.
To
do
this,
you
must
respond
to
the
counterarguments
raised
in

23. the
previous
section.
You can do this in several ways:
(A) You might refute the counterarguments by highlighting a
problem, flaw, or objection to the arguments presented in the
Refutation section; or
(B) You might argue for your initial thesis a second time,
providing NEW arguments you had not already raised in the
Affirmation section.
You might also do both of these, or do each one more than once.
More arguments is generally better than fewer arguments.
Whichever
strategy
you
choose,
this
will
require
additional
arguments

24. or
counterarguments,
evaluated
according
to
the
same
standards
as
the
previous
two.
Utilize
both
moral
and
factual
premises,

25. avoid
fallacies,
cite
any
sources
you
use,
and
argue
clear
and
logically.
After completing your essay, re-read these instructions, and
make sure you have completed ALL FOUR SECTIONS as
instructed, doing everything you were asked to do in each. Some
sections might only be a sentence or two long, whereas others
will require at least a paragraph. The key is not to write a
certain number of words or pages, but rather to COMPLETE
THE ASSIGNMENT AS INSTRUCTED. Also,
DO
NOT
FORGET

26. TO
CITE
YOUR
SOURCES.
While it is possible to sit down with the Ethical Intuitions
Survey and write this entire essay using no other resources,
many of your will choose not to do that. If you use any other
sources to help you, it is absolutely imperative that you cite
them properly, using both a works cited/references page AND
in-text citations of some kind, as you were taught in ENC 1101.