Arguing About Abortion

Following a concise discussion of analyzing, evaluating, and reconstructing arguments, this book anthologizes twelve essays on abortion, representing differing viewpoints on this controversial ethical problem. Making use of this format, students can identify the main conclusions, the premises on which those conclusions are based and the basis on which each premise is introduced. The author provides chapter-long discussions of three of the essays and model outlines of three others. The remaining essays round out the argumentative scope of the abortion issue.
 
Following a concise discussion of analyzing, evaluating, and reconstructing arguments, this book anthologizes twelve essays on abortion, representing differing viewpoints on this controversial ethical problem. Making use of this format, students can identify the main conclusions, the premises on which those conclusions are based and the basis on which each premise is introduced. The author provides chapter-long discussions of three of the essays and model outlines of three others. The remaining essays round out the argumentative scope of the abortion issue.