Problem
Pick a current moral or social issue (within the past 2 years) that you are interested in and, using the moral principles and ideas discussed in the textbook, provide the following in any format you choose. PowerPoint's and recordings of video presentations are also accepted.
My advice is to be as specific as possible with your topic.
A. Intro. What topic will you be discussing? And what position will you be taking? Is the topic you're covering morally right, or morally wrong, in your opinion? This is what you will be looking to prove in your assignment.
B. Background. What is the history of your topic? Your summary should be written for an audience that may not have any previous knowledge of your topic. The key here is to summarize the best you can without being too lengthy. Avoid making any moral/value judgments in this portion.
C. Build an argument. Think back to the critical thinking video we watched at the beginning of the semester that outlines what makes a good argument: good reasons that are likely to be true. This means you need good evidence. Are there any statistics, additional news articles, fact-based evidence that help strengthen your argument?
D. Further build your argument using moral principles. In other words, what concept(s) from Chapter 8 and from the Power Point can you use to justify your position? Remember, moral reasoning is what we should do, all things considered. Because moral judgements are value judgments, they are subject to debate, which is why they often remain unresolved. This is also why what is lawful is not always what is ethical, and vice versa.