THE MORAL ISSUE IS- AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Moral Issue Presentation Grading Rubric

1. Following the Standard Form
2. Arguments in Support for Your Position
3. Counter Argument and Response
4. Interaction with 2 Philosophers
5. Slides
6. Essay

                   

                Class Presentation of Contemporary Moral Issue

Presentation Instructions

Argument should follow this Standard Form:

Slide #1: Topic:

Slide #2: Premise #1:
                Additional Slides as needed

Slide #?: Premise #2:
                Additional Slides as needed

Slide #?: Premise #3:
                Additional Slides as needed

Slide #? Premise #4:
              Additional Slides as needed

Slide #?: Counter argument:
              Additional Slides as Needed

Slide #?: Response to Counter Argument:
              Additional Slides as needed

Slide # ?: Interact with at least 2 philosophers we have discussed in class: (it will be uploaded in upload section)

              Additional Slides as needed

Slide #?: Conclusion: _____________________________________
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Example

Topic: Abortion is morally wrong except if the mother’s life is in danger
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Premise #1: All human beings have a right to life
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Premise #2: New human life begins at the moment of conception
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Premise #3: Therefore, at the moment of conception, the right to life is given to the fetus

Premise #4: A human being’s right to life can only be violated for self defense
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Counter argument: The fetus may be human but it is not a person and only persons have a right to life.
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Response to counter argument: Defining personhood so that it excludes the fetus but includes an infant is impossible
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2 Philosophers (Examples): I think Kant would have argued _____
I think Mill would have argued _______
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Conclusion: Therefore, abortion is morally wrong except if the mother’s life is in danger

Moral issues Power Point

    1. At least 4 reasons for your positions
    2. Counter Argument against your position
    3. Interact with 2 philosophical ideas we have studied

Standard Form

    (1) Premise (Reason 1)
    (2) Premise (Reason 2)
    Therefore (use the word THEREFORE when concluding)
    Conclusion (what are you trying to convince someone to accept)

    1. State your position
    2. 1st Premise (Fact 1: State fact and source)
    3. 2nd Premise (Fact 2: State fact and source)
    4. 3rd Premise (Fact 3: State fact and source)
    5. 4th Premise (Fact 4: State fact and source)
    6. Counter Argument
    7. Response to Counter Argument
    8. Application of theories
    9. Conclusion

For this presentation

Slide number 1 should say this is what I am arguing for (not literally) just state what the argument is. What are you convincing people of.

Slide number 2
Has to say PREMISE 1 ; (INSERT A FACT AFTER SEMICOLON
You can have multiple slides that support your premise

Underneath this slide show reasons why is true show facts. (you can use Tables, Graphs, video from Youtube supporting argument)- can be done in a couple slides then proceed to next premises and repeat until you have 4 premises.

(Sources have to be respectable sources not from a random blogger)

Premise 2; (insert fact after semicolon)
Underneath add supporting facts like premise number one you can add table, graphs, videos etc)

By the end you Should have written 4 Premises with supporting evidence/facts.

Then counter argument- what you think someone who disagrees with you might say. Then respond to counter argument. YOU CAN USE REASONS STATED IN THE PREMISES YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON UNLESS YOU WANT TO.

Then interact with 2  philosophers- will be uploaded in documents.

Philosophers theory that can be used are
    Immanuel Kant Look up theory and interact with it
    Thomas Aquinas
    John Stuart Mills
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    Aristotle

Please include essay format also.