One. Based on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation or whatever "vegetarian" book we're reading this semester:
For your essay to be successful, you will have to use a refutation argumentative style. In doing so, I suggest you begin my summarizing, in about one page, Singer’s major arguments, especially the morally abhorrent condition of “speciesism,” as the basis of ethical treatment toward animals. Be sure to include what you think are the strengths, weaknesses, and fallacies, if any, in his claims and arguments.
Then begin your thesis paragraph that will either defend or refute Singer using a REFUTATION ARGUMENT MODEL. You will find 5 arguments that your opponents rely on to contradict your position and you show how your opponents’ arguments, point by point, can be refuted. What if during your thinking about the topic and your research you find yourself agreeing with your opponents? THEN CHANGE YOUR POSITION.
In your thesis paragraph write your opponents’ major claims against your position and write how you will refute those claims.
Your body paragraphs will correspond to your point by point refutations of your opponents. Your conclusion will be a restatement of your thesis.
For this essay, you will NEED MORE RESEARCH THAN YOUR OTHER ESSAYS: A MINIMUM OF 5 SOURCES, BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY. Remember: Give your essay a catchy, salient title.
Two. Open-ended Option for Vegetarian Debate:
Defend or refute the author's main arguments using a refutation essay model. Same research requirements above.
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