Instruction
Writing Style: Informal; cite all sources APA or MLA
-Students must pick one controversial Ethical issue below to argue against...
-Students will present Hook Statement, two arguments against the issue, and address one rebuttal to their
argument. Students cannot change their issue or assigned position.
-Students will argue against the position, even if you personally believe otherwise. This assignment will likely
rub you the wrong way but that is the point. You must learn to flex your critical thinking even in situations that
are hard for you to express.
• Standardized College education: There should not be one standard of higher education bachelor’s degree
that is recognized internationally.
• Legal Suicide: All Euthanasia practices should be banned.
• A Robot Monk: Humanoid Pepper, the Japanese Monk should not be allowed to preside over a funeral
detail
• Textalyzer by Cellebrite: The practice that gives police officers instant access to your phone after a crash
should be banned
• Social Credit System: China’s State Council unveiled plans to mandate all citizen submit to character
ratings based on their habits by 2020 but this should be banned.
• Neuralink Project: Elon Musk’s project to link your thinking patterns to a computer should be banned
RUBRICS:
Students must meet three criteria’s
1. Written Summary
a. Hook Sentence present
b. Three logical arguments
c. One rebuttal with a response