BCOM 275 Week 5

Learning Team Debate Paper

Resource: Learning Team Debate Paper Outline

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word debate paper in which the team creates a debate of a current event or other controversial topic and provides an analysis of arguments presented for both sides. Complete the following in the paper:

Introduction: Introduce the issue that is the subject of the debate

Body

Include a minimum of two but no more than four arguments for the pro and con sides of the debate.

Evaluate any potential ethical, moral, or legal issues.

Conclusion

Identify the teams determination of the more persuasive argument.

Reflect on the arguments presented and reveal the teams consensus.

Base the conclusion solely on the pro and con arguments.

Include a rebuttal of weaker arguments.

Explain why the selected arguments were more persuasive.

Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite at least three sources.

Select one of the following countries:

India

Japan

Brazil

Create a 350- to 500-word cultural evaluation in which you identify the ways that arguments or presentation of the arguments would need to be changed as the result of cultural differences in the country.

Format the evaluation consistent with APA guidelines.

Discussion Questions

Consider the following: Some Pacific islander tribes expect the elderly or infirm to leave the group and go off on their own to die. Provide your view of this practice by providing arguments that consider cultural diversity.

As a manager for a large, multinational corporation, you travel around the world to different countries giving presentations and conducting meetings. You always try to include humor as an icebreaker. What potential barriers could you face when delivering your presentation in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and India? Are you able to give the same presentation in all four locations? Why do you think this?

You are a journalist for an up-and-coming online news website. You are inadvertently given some information that you know would increase your websites popularity, but could potentially compromise national security. How might you handle the story? Explain your decision.

Is it possible for a communication to convey a message that is legal, but ethically wrong? Is it possible for a message to be ethical, but not legal? Explain your answers and provide an example.