For your Position Paper, as part of the final project, you are picking a contemporary issue that creates divisiveness when discussed. This issue should be a political or social issue that has relevance and implications for populations aside from you. (E.g., capital punishment, housing assistance for low-income families (section 8 housing), immigrants gaining U.S. citizenship, etc).
You likely already have a side of this issue that you think is correct. But is it ethical? Because ethics are often (and mistakenly) tied to only religious ideals, people tend to think they are being ethical in their arguments without considering the standpoint of the people they are arguing with. Using the resources for this week, answer the following:
For this discussion, subject your topic to the three frameworks of ethical decision-making (The Consequentialist Framework; The Duty Framework; and the Virtue Framework.)
1. Does your stance on this issue have a place in any or all of the frameworks? Explain, using supporting materials. https://www.brown.edu/academics/science-and-technology-studies/framework-making-ethical-decisions
2. How could your ethical standpoint clash with the ethical standpoints of others concerning this issue? Be specific.
3. How can you craft your position paper argument to include ethical decision-making elements that expand beyond your original values and beliefs?
Other resources:
Developing ethical reasoning and/or ethical decision making
https://www.ideaedu.org/idea-notes-on-learning/developing-ethical-reasoning-and-or-ethical-decision-making/
The Basics of Ethical Reasoning
Requirements for submission:
Answer all of the questions posed
Include in-text citations and a reference page