4 sentence paper 1

Write a four sentence paper on the reading:

McDougall, Rosalind. “Parental Virtue: A New Way of Thinking About the Morality of Reproductive Actions.” Bioethics 21, no. 4 (2007-05): 181-90.

The four sentences:

1. They say __________ because __________.
   • Tip: Make sure you characterize the author fairly and accurately in the first sentence
2. I say __________ because __________.
   • Tip: Make sure your statement (“I say…”) clearly responds to, and contrasts with, whatever you claimed the author says (note that it doesn’t necessarily need to be the opposite of what the author says) 
3. One might object that __________ because __________.
   • Tip: Bring up an objection (“one might object that…”) that is a realistic guess at how a critic might respond to your claim. 
4. I reply that __________ because __________.
   • Tip: Reply to the objection in a way that clearly addresses the objection.

Do:

• Make sure your “because” statements clearly support the claims that they follow

Don’t: 

• Use the author’s words without putting them in quotation marks.
• Use the author’s ideas or arguments except in the first sentence (the summary sentence).
• Be wordy. Instead, be concise!