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Discouraging data on the antidepressant Dialectic Paper Assignment
Psychologist must use humans while conducting experiments. The lives of these humans are protected by ethics. Ethics are based on the morality of human beings. In many cases morality is a subjective term. Some people argue that they need to be protected from experiments that would cause harm with out considering the benefit. Others argue that accurate and reliable research data is only possible when the cost of the harm is ignored. Your assignment is to answer the following question:
Should researchers have a set of ethics that are standard across the world and serve to protect the subjects of the research?
Outline
To answer this question, use the following outline.
Paragraph 1:
Explain the issue in detail ending the paragraph with your thesis statement.
Thesis: State your answer to the question.
Paragraph 2:
Provide evidence to defend your thesis statement
Paragraph 3:
State your antithesis (the opposite view of your thesis)
Paragraph 4:
Provide evidence to support the antithesis
Paragraph 5:
Refocus your argument (restate your thesis)
Example of a dialectic
Question: Should a curfew be imposed on teenagers in Saskatchewan?
Thesis: A curfew would serve to cause resentment and rebellion in teenagers that would lead to an increased crime rate amongst the teen-aged population.
Antithesis: A curfew for teenagers would serve to protect the property and well being of the community as most teenagers are irresponsible and disrespectful.
Evaluation
This paper will be marked out of 15. The attached rubric will serve as the marking scheme.
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