Philosophy Question

This essay must be at least 500 words in length and no more than 1000 words (these totals are for the body of the essay only and do not include anything else).

Points of Emphasis:

Your essay must include an underlined thesis statement in the beginning of the essay.
Your essay must include quotations and citations from course reading materials, and only course reading materials. No outside materials may be used as sources for this course. See the list of approved sources at the bottom. Use APA in-text citations.
A three part format is best for this assignment: brief intro paragraph at the beginning where you tell the reader what you are going to do (including the thesis statement), brief conclusion paragraph at the end where you summarize the argument, and the middle is the body where you develop the argument.

Things to Keep in Mind:

Make an argument. Don’t just explain, make sure you are trying to rationally persuade the reader that your conclusion is true. Use what you learned in the Logic section to make your best argument.
Keep it simple. This is a short essay. You want to be able to summarize the gist of your argument in a single sentence (this is essentially what your thesis statement is).
Avoid trying to use synonyms! This is not poetry or literature. These concepts can get confusing quick, so every time you are talking about the same thing use the same word or phrase to refer to that thing.

Approved Sources:

Every document included in the modules for this course (these are primarily chapters from books in the Very Short Introduction series, but also include excerpts from Descartes’ Meditations, Crito, Hobbes’s Leviathan, and some others)
Different chapters from works that are included in the course (For example, you are assigned to read chapters one and two from Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction, but you can use chapter three or four from that same book as a source.)
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Philosophy Essay Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesis Statement	20 ptsFull Marksunderlined in the beginning of the essay10 ptspartial marksa thesis statement appears somewhere in the essay, but is not underlined 0 ptsNo Marksa clear thesis statement does not appear in the essay	20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuotations and Citations	20 ptsFull Markscitations are accurate and complete, quotations are used to support and define as needed; no outside materials are used15 ptspartial markscitations are accurate and complete, but there are fewer than should be; no outside materials are used 10 ptssemi-partial markscitations are inaccurate or incomplete, but are present; no outside materials are used0 ptsNo Marksno quotations or no citations or both	20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcomecontent	20 ptsFull Marksall relevant philosophy is described accurately15 ptspartial markssome relevant philosophy is described accurately, but some is also unclear, inaccurate, or absent 0 ptsNo Marksrelevant philosophy does not appear to be included in a clear and meaningful way	20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcomeargument	20 ptsFull Marksargument is strong: premises are clear, plausible (or well supported) and logically support the conclusion; no fallacious reasoning15 ptspartial marksargument is clear (premises and conclusion can be identified); but logical power is lacking or premises are implausible (including those that are not well supported) 10 ptssemi-partial marksargument is unclear or weak0 ptsNo Marksessay does not appear to make an argument	20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeComposition	20 ptsFull MarksThere are no significant errors in grammar or composition.10 ptspartial marksProse is not written at a college level: there are significant errors in grammar or composition, or multiple errors. 0 ptsNo Markssubmission cannot be clearly understand because of poor composition	20 pts

Total Points: 100

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