Instructions:
- Select an issue with different mainstream viewpoints
- Something youre passionate about, current hot topic/political issue, culture clash
- If youre having trouble thinking of an issue, consult the following web site
- Pick which side of the issue you agree with
- Your opinion cannot be neutral. You must pick a side.
- If youre having trouble picking a side, choose a different issue that you have a strong opinion of.
- Answer the questions below in a 2-3 page report (11 point font, double spaced). Question text and citations are not counted towards the length.
Questions:
1. What is the issue?
2. What is your belief/opinion on this issue?
3. What are the moral foundations underlying your viewpoint?
4. What is the opinion/belief of those who disagree with you on this issue? In other words, what is the other sides argument? Include at least 1 citation.
5. Why do they have that stance? Include at least 1 citation.
6. What are the moral foundations underlying the other viewpoint?
7. What did you learn about yourself through this assignment?
8. Did your understanding of the opposing viewpoint shift? If so, in what way?
Important Tips:
Be honest, open, and fair
Challenge yourself and consider consulting resources you wouldnt normally use. Sources should still be reputable or at least mainstream.
Identify a good counter argument, not a caricature of the other side
