Topics: you may argue against any major topic from one of the following articles:

1) Lewis Moncrief’s “The Cultural Basis for Our Environmental Crisis”

2) Peter Singer’s “All Animals Are Equal”

3) Garrett Hardin’s “The Tragedy of the Commons”

4) Peter Singer’s “Famine, Affluence and Morality”

Your argument papers will be graded on all of the following:

1) Clarity

2) Objectivity

3) Critical thinking

4) Assignment requirements

‘Assignment requirements’ can be further broken down into the following:

1) Title

2) Introductory paragraph

3) Thesis statement

4) Explain their argument

5) Make two counter-arguments

6) Foresee one objection to each of your counter-arguments (for a total of two objections)

7) Explain how your arguments overcome these objections

8) Closing paragraph (optional)

Format your paper according to the following:

1) 6-8 pages

2) TNR or comparable small font

3) Double-spaced

4) 1″ margins

5) Cite works if needed