This is an assignment for the students enrolled in my "Philosophical Foundations for Respect Life" course being hosted in Phoenix. However, any readers who want to do this assignment for fun are more than welcome.
Assignment: Debate Review
Due Date: November 10th
Submission Guidelines: Email as a MS Word doc to thorn@diocesephoenix.org
Objective: Write a 750 - 1000 word review of ONE of the following abortion debates linked below. In your review summarize the arguments made by each side and then review the performance of each debater in terms of the strength of their argument and the persuasiveness of their appeal (voice, tone, rapport, clarity, organization, confidence, civility, etc.). Finally, explain how you would or would not have argued the pro-life position differently than how it was argued in the debate.
Here are the debates you can choose from:
Beginning
Scott Klusendorf vs. Nadine Strossen
Alan Shlemon vs. Cecili Chadwick
Intermediate
Peter Kreeft vs. David Boonin
Patrick Lee vs. David Boonin
Advanced
Don Marquis vs. Michael Tooley
Leave a comment if you have any questions about the assignment or feel free to email me at thorn@diocesephoenix.org.
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