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"Are corporate fiduciary duties compatible with promoting the interests of other stakeholders?"

Defend your thesis using a four-sentence paper."

In sentence (1), you want to state what some philosopher or most people think about the topic and the position you will be arguing against. This is the "common opposing view" that is the foil to your own view. You can use signal words like 'since' or 'because' to explain a reason in support of the view.

In sentence (2), you will state and present your own view on this issue. It does not matter what your own view actually is. This assignment is practice to see how a position might be defended and how to think through an issue in rational terms. You may want to start by writing the second sentence, and then 'framing' it by writing out the first sentence. If you cannot come up with an adequate sentence (1) to frame your own position, then you need to consider whether anyone on the other side actually holds the position you are arguing against.

Sentence (3) requires a possible objection from from the other side--preferably a strong one--and sentence (4) should be your reply.

Here's a helpful example to get you on track:

Prompt: "Defend the freedom to smoke or vape on a UNCG campus, and do it with a four-sentence paper."

(1) They say we shouldn't be free to smoke or vape on campus, since smoking or vaping is bad for you.

(2) I say that we should be free to smoke or vape on campus, because even though smoking is bad for you, it's worse to restrict our freedom.

(3) One might object that restricting our freedom is necessary in the name of public health.

(4) I reply that freedom actually carries more weight than public health, for with no freedom, public health would be meaningless.

This is the template for the assignment:

(1) They say that _____________________, since _______________________.

(2) I say ________________________, because ________________________.

(3) One might object that ______________________________.

(4) I reply that _____________________________________.

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