PHI 2604 / Wednesday Night (paper)

I'm beginning to discuss how I want this paper to look like. 1- First choose a theme; preferably one you feel strongly in favor or against (we want the paper to be fun). 2- Research this topic throroughly, that is, not only of arguments for the position you defend, but also research the arguments for the position you oppose (remember: the more you know your enemy's point of view, the better your paper will look). 3- Now, flesh out the arguments by embroidering the two points of view, giving a few sentences to each, so the reader has time to understand both). When you have this ready. You can go ahead and write the exercise. I think that eight paragraphs is enough to embroider both points of view for now. I don't want a conclusion yet. Just warm up and mix the ingredients. Let's leave the conclusion for the next exercise. Tips: You could use phrases like this: "My thesis is that" or "I believe that" or "With this paper I would like to show that," etc. When you want to mix both arguments you move to "on the other hand," "one could retort that" or "against soandso one could add that," etc. Any questions? Post them! The deadline for this exercise is Wednesday March 21.