'physicians should participate in assisting patients' suicides - agree or disagree?

'physicians should participate in assisting patients' suicides - agree or disagree? Major Essay How Long? 6-8 pages (not inclusive of title page or references) What references? APA Format (6th edition): See here --> http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/styleguides/APA.pdf How is it graded? ? 40% Descriptive – How accurate and insightful is your description of the issue at hand. Are you being careful with the concepts you're using? Have you fairly represented the issues? Do you know the issues? Do you know what makes an issue important to this question? Have you uncovered some less discussed or original points to consider? ? 40% Normative – How sound is your argument? Are there some unexplored ramifications of your stance that you haven’t considered? What is the possible ‘foreseeable’ side-effect outcomes if we took your approach? ? 20% Technique – Writing quality and use of proper argumentation are necessary. Each unique error in basic grammar, spelling, and logic will cost you one mark to a maximum of 20. o Avoid such a fate by consulting here for argumentation (https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/images/FallaciesPosterHigherRes.jpg) o And here for grammar and other writing elements http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/handouts-and-online-resources-writing o For a good overview of the whole writing process http://sass.queensu.ca/writingcentre/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/09/How-to-Write-your-First-University-Essay.pdf The TAs have passed on these questions to me, which I will answer here. Here we go... Q1: "They are not sure whether or not they should use personal or impersonal writing style in their essay." A1: The use of personal pronouns ("I, we, my") are fine. The key is to not let the personalization negatively affect the rigor of your essay (don't get too "blog-like" with it - it's still a formal argument). Q2: "They asked how many references are the minimum" A2: "There is no minimum, but I think 7-10 would be the minimum. You should use as many as you think are necessary to support your argument. No more, no less. You should also think about how 'doing the minimum' will be reflected in your mark. Q3: "They are wondering if they should take a single extreme position or not (agree or disagree). Some of them say that they cannot just agree or disagree completely." A3: Obviously, you can agree or disagree completely or partially (conditionally). You just have to fully support your argument to show why we should be convinced by your point of view, rather than mock you silly. I'll keep answering any common questions I get and circulate it by email to all. Cheers, Dr.k2