Next week in class we will be having a formal debate. (No worries if you've never done one before; I'll explain the rules and everything. It's quite fun.) A debate begins with a resolution -- a statement of an opinion on a given issue. Then that resolution is debated by two teams: one team argues for that resolution, and the other team argues against it.
The resolution we will be debating is:
RESOLVED, that it is impossible to be a good person and survive in a capitalist system (based on private property, business, and competition).
Your post this week will take the form of a position paper. In a position paper, you state your position at the outset and then spend the rest of the paper defending your position. In this particular position paper, you will either argue for or against the resolution above, depending on your last name:
If your last name begins with Arndt-Mayer, you will write a position paper in favor of this resolution. That is, you will argue that it is indeed impossible to be a good person and survive in a capitalist system.
If your last name begins with McAllister-Wharton, you will write a positon paper in opposition to this resolution. That is, you will argue that it is NOT impossible (i.e., that it is possible) to be a good person and survive in a capitalist system.
***Please defend ALL OF YOUR ARGUMENTS using evidence from The Good Person of Szechwan. No personal stories or outside sources this week! This is an exercise in analysis and argument, to prepare for the in-class debate. It doesn't matter if you don't agree with the position you've been assigned -- the point is to practice your argument skills!
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