Craft your arguments!

We've spent some time thinking about the debate questions (should minors have to notify their parents in order to receive sexual health services), and we've also done some research and found some sources on both sides of the issue.

Now, we're going to use ethos, pathos, and logos to create our arguments on both sides.

You received a debate organizer in your HERO email, use that to organize information from the resources you and your peers have found and craft your arguments.

Here are the links to the sources that you found so far this year:

Arguments in favor of parental notification

Arguments against parental notification

Here are links to resources that my class last year found:

Arguments in favor (2015)

Rhetoric in favor (2015)

Arguments against (2015)

Rhetoric against (2015)

Finally, here are links to resources from my class two years ago:

Arguments in favor (2014)

Rhetoric in favor (2014)

Arguments against (2014)

Rhetoric against (2014)

Researching the debate!

We've discussed some of the features that a strong argument needs to have, taken a look at some articles that make arguments on both sides of the issue, and evaluated the quality of those arguments.

Now, it's time for you to do some research.

Using the links below, or your own internet research skills, find articles that adress the following:
Should minors need to notify their parents to access sexual health services?

Remember, that sexual health services include: birth control, prophylactics such as condoms, abortion, and sex education.

Your Task:

1. Locate an article that addresses the debate question: "Should minors need to notify their parents to access sexual health services?"
2. Read the article and decide if it is in favor of notification (pro-parental notification) or against parental notification (anti-parental notification).
3. Go to the appropriate page:
Arguments In Favor of Parental Notification
OR
Arguments Against Parental Notification
4. In the comments section on that page, do the following:

• Paste the web address for the article.
• Explain what claim it is making.
• Write down the evidence that it uses.
• Explain the reasoning that it uses.

5. Submit your comment, and then start looking for more.

Some links to newspapers:

http://www.nytimes.com/ - The New York Times

http://www.latimes.com/ - The Los Angeles Times

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ - The Washington Post

http://www.bostonglobe.com/ - The Boston Globe

http://www.usatoday.com/ - USA Today

http://www.chicagotribune.com/ The Chicago Tribune

http://www.suntimes.com/ The Chicago Sun Times

If you want, you can just use Google and look outside of the newspapers:
http://www.google.com - Just make sure that you use reliable sources. Avoid ask.com, answers.com, wiki how, or other similar sites.  If you have a question about reliability, ask me.

Here are some search terms that you may want to try:
Parental Notification, Abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, Sex Education

Use them with each other:  "Parental Notification, Abortion"  or "Parental Notification, Birth Control."

See what you can find.

Now, counterclaims!

We've spent a little bit of time looking at a few articles that make argument from a couple of perspectives on our debate question. We've also established that our base-line for a strong argument is that it have:

1. A clear, arguable claim.
2. Appropriate, well-selected evidence in support of that claim.
3. Clear, fully-articulated reasoning that explains the connections between the evidence given and the claim being made.

Now, we're going to add a fourth part to our definition of a strong argument:

      4. It references and refutes counterclaims from the opposing position.

Read this article, it present two opposing sides of the argument about parental notification:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-oew-gerace-short22-2008oct22-story.html#axzz30H2Kfq9N

Then, go to each of the following links and, in the comments, explain what each side presents as its
1. Claim
2. Evidence
3. Reasoning
4. Counterclaims

The argument in favor of parental notification.

The argument against parental notification.

Welcome to the debate!

Issues of access to sexual health service are both extremely important and often debated.  This is just our first step into the debate on this important public health policy issue.

Now that you have spent some time thinking through your own opinions on the issue, had a chance to share them with your peers, and assessed your first tries at making those arguments, it's time to start looking at what other people have had to say about it.

Click on each link below, read the article, and respond in the comments section. Be sure to read the entire set of instructions!

1. "Parental Consent and Notification"
   
2. "Teens Opt for Unsafe Sex, Not Parents' Consent"
   
3. "Underage Abortions: Parental Notification Makes Sense for Families"
   
4. "Adolescents, Parents and Birth Control"