March 28, 2005

By rubina

Stem cell Research

1. What will be the topic of your definition argument? Explain.
CLONING. Cloning is a process of genetically creating an identical human being from a sample DNA. People opposing the idea of cloning believe it is not ethical to artificially create a human being.

2. Write a first-pass definition thesis that your paper will support. The claim must identify a choice of a specific case, a category and at least two or three preliminary criteria.
A specific case was about cloning the sheep Dolly. The category is science trying to take over God?


3. Describe an audience that would find your claim interesting or controversial. Why would they care about your claim?
My claim would cater the audience that keeps up with technology and believes that "A change is always necessary." They would care about the claim because it proves the technological, scientific and legal abilities of the new generation.

4. List some items that are obvious members of the category, some that are non-members, and some borderline cases.
Members: Scientists, patients
Non members: Conservatives, highly religious people.

Comments

Rubina,
Whether cloning is ethical or not constitutes a value argument, not a definitional one. Please think of a definitional aspect within the overall theme of cloning or of another topic that might be better suited for the assignment.

Posted by Mariela Hristova on March 31, 2005 04:58 PM