. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.   

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Topic to written on is:  ‘Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted’

Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part II

References Must Be Cited Within Paper!!!!!!!!

Synthesizing and Writing

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.

In Part II of the assignment, you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.
Part II – Writing
Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.
2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position    and explain why you selected these specific reasons.
3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.
4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.
5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.
6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Based on the guidelines in SWS, “A well-researched assignment has at least as many sources as pages.” Since this assignment requires you to write at least 3-4 pages, you should include at least 3-4 references.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.

Review the Psychoanalytic Case Conceptualization      Example found in this week’s Learning Resources and use this document to prepare your initial Discussion post.

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  • Review this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Review the Psychoanalytic Case Conceptualization      Example found in this week’s Learning Resources and use this document to prepare your initial Discussion post.
  • Use case study below and answer the following points as if you were using a cognitive behavioral, rational emotive      behavioral, or reality therapy approach.  Include the following:
    • Presenting Problem
    • Treatment Goals
    • Identification and explanation of at least two       techniques and interventions from your chosen theory (i.e., cognitive-behavioral or reality therapy)
    • Expected Outcome

Deidre

Deidre is a 22-year-old African American and Latina female who was raised as an only child near New York City. At age 19, Deidre moved to Kansas to attend college. She is currently a senior majoring in sociology and works part-time to pay for school and living expenses. Deidre was referred by her medical doctor who noted that she was anxious and tense, and suggested she see a counselor. Deidre says that although she does not identify with a religion, she has “dabbled in Buddhism” as a way to relax and find comfort.

Deidre’s parents divorced when she was 9 and she lived primarily with her mom after the divorce. Deidre had a contentious relationship with her Latina mother, who was “moody” and emotionally unpredictable and tended to hoard things. Deidre reported that her mother “drove her father away” with her negative moods and that Deidre is concerned about her own moods and is worried about becoming like her mother. Deidre spent most of her childhood in her room, where she felt protected from her mother. Deidre was quiet and withdrawn during high school and had only a few close friends.

Deidre’s African American father died suddenly from a heart attack when she was 17. She described her father as being very quiet and calm. When her parents were married, Deidre remembers her father sitting in a chair reading and not reacting to her mother’s moods. When Deidre spent summers with her father, she reported feeling close to him even though they did not talk much, but she appreciated how “calm” his house was.

After her dad’s passing, Deidre started using drugs and alcohol. She stated that she preferred marijuana, and that she was afraid of meth even though many of her friends were using it. She became pregnant at 18 after a party at a friend’s house, but she didn’t know who the baby’s father was. She had an abortion, and reports that she dreams about who her child might have been and how “different—in a good way” her life might be if she had carried the child full term.

While in her first year at college, she joined an environmental group, where she met her boyfriend, Tom. Currently, Deirdre is living with Tom in a small apartment just off campus in the downtown area of Hays, Kansas. Deidre has been with Tom for nearly 4 years, and they are considering getting married. She reported feeling guilty that she has never shared with Tom that she had an abortion. She stated that Tom is very pro-life, and she is afraid he will leave her if she tells him. She expresses that she would like help sorting out her many issues and wonders if there is any hope for her to have a good life.

explain how the symbols in your selected political propaganda advertisement adhere to or violate ethical standards. Include the image of the advertisement you chose.

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In this Discussion, you reflect on the termination process, the potential feelings associated with ending a client relationship, and skills to address challenges related to termination.

  • 1. Explain how you might evaluate client progress and determine when a client is ready to terminate services.
  • 2. Describe a situation when a professional relationship may end before the client achieves their goals.
  • 3. Describe one potential positive and one potential negative feeling that you, as the social worker, might feel regarding a planned termination and an unplanned termination.
  • 4. Describe one potential positive and one potential negative feeling a client might feel regarding both a planned and an unplanned termination of a therapeutic relationship.
  • 5. Provide a suggestion for dealing with the negative feelings that can occur with terminating client relationships.
  • 6. Identify a social work skill and provide a specific example of how your colleague might use this skill to address challenges in termination.

 

Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2018). Understanding generalist practice (8th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 8, “Evaluation, Termination, and Follow-Up in Generalist Practice” (pp. 307–348)

Marmarosh, C. L., Thompson, B., Hill, C., Hollman, S., & Megivern, M. (2017). Therapists-in-training experiences of working with transfer clients: One relationship terminates and another begins. Psychotherapy, 54(1), 102–113. http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1037/pst0000095Type “propaganda ads” in a search engine and review the Images section of the results. Select a political propaganda advertisement to evaluate.

Consider the ethical standards for political persuasion.

Think about the role of symbols used in persuasion. How are symbols ethically or unethically used in propaganda to achieve persuasive communication?

Submit a 3-page paper in which you explain the use of propaganda in your selected political advertisement. Then, explain how the symbols in your selected political propaganda advertisement adhere to or violate ethical standards. Include the image of the advertisement you chose.

References should come from:

Larson, C. U. (2013). Persuasion: Reception and responsibility (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.

Chapter 2, “Perspectives on Ethics in Persuasion”

“Importance of Ethics” (pp. 41–47)

“Ethical Standards for Political Persuasion” (pp. 55–68)

Chapter 2 focuses on the importance of ethical issues and standards in the persuasion process.

Chapter 5, “The Making, Use, and Misuse of Symbols” (pp. 119–142)

Chapter 5 explores the role of symbols used in persuasive messages. It explains the power of metaphors in persuasion and provides a model for analyzing and creating them.

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