Weekly Agenda: April 30-May 4

Monday, April 30

Read, discuss and compare:

         - Casebook Preface (p.679-680)

         - “The Case for Torture” (pp.681-683)

         - “The Case for Torture Warrants” (686-689)

HW: Continue work on Researched Argumentative Essay

Wednesday, May 2

Read, discuss and compare:

         - “How Much Torture is OK?” (pp.692-694)

         - “Torture’s Terrible Toll” (pp.696-700)

Timed In-class Writing: Is There a Case for Torture? (40 minutes)
HW: Continue work on Researched Argumentative Essay

Friday, May 4

Group debate preparation: Affirmation or Negation: Is There a Case for Torture?

Group Debates

Audience members are tasked with carefully listening to and evaluating arguments for each side, with particular attention on the strength of their inductive or deductive reasoning, as well the presence of any argumentative fallacies.
Class debrief on researched argumentation

HW: Continue work on Researched Argumentative Essay