Greetings, students. This second essay is going to be a little more introspective than the last. You are going to define your political stance using any one of a number of labels. Are you liberal? Conservative? Radical? Reactionary? Pragmatic? Moderate? Apathetic? What term best describes your political leanings and why? Remember, this is you supporting your position through formal, operational (if you can) and example based definitions. Set up your criteria for your position and show how you match that criteria. You can also argue against a definition, say that you don't fit the classical definition of anything.
Clearly identifying and delineating your terms can help clarify your own discussions and strengthen your own arguments. Relying on verbal ambiguities, or even taking advantage of ambiguities in language is a sophist's trick and may actually count as a logical fallacy.
Requirements:
1500 words, typed, double spaced, stapled.
Word count at the end of the essay
at least three criteria for the political stance you're defining
specific examples from the blogs, articles, and videos you use to support your definition
Discussion of your reaction to these examples and how they inform your political
if you choose apathy, you must defend your apathy with specific examples.
More than five paragraphs, organized logically with smooth transitions.
A strong thesis statement that declares your political position and lays out your criteria.