Natural Herbs vs Medicine Fair-Minded Reasoning Paper Instructions Prior to beginning work

Natural Herbs vs Medicine Fair-Minded Reasoning Paper Instructions

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 9 in your textbook With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Updated ed.). The University of Arizona Global Campus.

When seeking to understand topics and construct solutions, it is important to appreciate the best arguments on different sides of the question. Understanding other perspectives can help you to be wiser and more effective in your approach to addressing the issue.

In this paper, you will use the topic you have been researching in this course and present and evaluate the best arguments on opposing sides of the question. You will assess the quality of each argument. Finally, based on your research and reasoning, you will present your own argument about how this issue can best be addressed.

Topic: Are Natural Herbs More Effective than Medicine/Drugs Paper

For an example paper, look at the Week Five Example Paper (See attachment)

In your paper include the following elements,

Introduction (approximately 150 words) Topic: Are Natural Herbs More Effective than Medicine/Drugs Paper

Introduce readers to your topic.

Tell the reader why this topic is important and why it matters to you.

You may include pictures or other media here. (This creativity is not part of your grade but can enhance the power and meaningfulness of your paper. Think of it like a magazine article about your topic. This is an article that focuses on research and reasoning but also includes pictures, stories, or other creative elements to make it more impactful.)

Include a preview of what you will accomplish in this paper.

First Argument (approximately 200 words)

Present the best argument for the side of the issue most supported by scholarly research.

Put your argument in standard form, with the premises listed one by one above the conclusion.

Cite at least two scholarly sources in your argument.

You may list the premises in your own words, or you may quote a source. Use quotation marks if you use words directly from a source (in addition to the citation).

Your argument may use premises from scholarly sources such as those you analyzed in week 3 (see attached for week 3 paper), but it can also include additional premises of your own to make the argument as powerful as you can. (Do not just use the same argument you analyzed for the week 3 assignment).

Opposing Argument (approximately 200 words)

Present the best argument you can for an opposing side of the issue.

Put the argument in standard form.

Cite at least one credible (preferably scholarly) source to support the premises.

Analysis of the Arguments (approximately 300 words)

Evaluate the quality of the two arguments given above. Answer questions such as the following:

How supported are the argument’s premises?

How strongly does the conclusion follow from the premises?

Are there any gaps/problems/issues that affect the quality of the argument?

How might someone with a different point of view object to the argument?

Analyze which argument is stronger than the other and explain why. 

Justify your position, not with opinion, but with your analysis of the quality of the evidence and reasoning.

Presentation of your own approach to addressing the issue (approximately 200 words)

Based on what you have learned, present an argument for what you think is the best approach to solving/addressing this issue.

Your argument can refer to a solution to this difficult problem or to a specific way you can contribute meaningfully to help with this cause. For example, if your topic is homelessness, you could address the best societal-level way to reduce homelessness or the best (most effective) way that you can help others find housing.

Addressing an objection to your chosen approach (approximately 300 words)

Present what you think is the best possible objection to your argument/approach to the issue.

Present your best reply to this objection and defense of your argument/approach. (e.g., How might you overcome any potential concerns or negative side-effects from your chosen approach?)

Cite a scholarly or other credible source in this section (either in your presentation of the objection or in your response to it)

Conclusion (approximately 150 words)

Summarize what you have learned about how controversial topics should be addressed by critical thinkers.

Discuss how a critical-thinking based approach could help address and contribute to solving this issue.

You may include pictures (or other creative artifacts) in this section, including a visual of what an approach to addressing this issue might look like. (This is not part of your grade, but images can enhance the meaningfulness and impact of what you have presented.)

The Fair-Minded Reasoning paper

must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style.

must include a separate title page with the following in title case:

title of paper in bold font

Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

student’s name

name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

course name and number

instructor’s name

due date

must utilize academic voice.

must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.

must use at least three scholarly sources and at least one other credible source in addition to the course text.

must document any information used from sources in APA Style.

must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style.