Writing the Position Paper

PREPARED BY GROUP 1
 What is a Position Paper?
• A position paper is a kind of essay in which you express your opinion or position regarding a
particular subject matter.
• A position paper consists of three main parts: introduction, body, and conclusion. Here is an
explanation of what you can write in each part:
• Introduction- the introductory part aims to attract the reader’s attention to the covered subject matter.
Ideally, you should begin with several opening sentences about the specific issue to hook the reader.
• Body -the body part involves background information, evidence to back up your opinion, and
analysis of both sides of the subject matter.
• Conclusion- in the conclusion part, you need to restate the key points of your essay without adding
anything new.
 Gathers Manifestoes and Analyzes
the Arguments Used by the Writer/s
• Forming and communicating claims on certain issue supported by
reasonable arguments and properly-cited factual evidences is a
fundamental aspect in an argumentation.

• For instance, you are going to convince the people on the healthy recovery
from COVID 19, you will gather manifestoes and analyze the arguments
used by the writers to convince the people on the issue.
 Defends a stand on an issue by presenting reasonable
arguments supported by properly cited factual evidences.

A. LOGICAL FALLACIES
What are these logical fallacies? Why is there a need for you to be familiar with it?

• LOGICAL FALLACIES are ERRORS IN REASONING that INVALIDATE

AN ARGUMENT. As a critical thinker you have to identify and examine fallacies
and manipulative language. It is therefore important that you know some of the
common fallacies
B. FACTORS ON AUTHENTICITY AND VALIDITY OF
EVIDENCES/INFORMATION

• While there is a wealth of information found in various sources

electronically or non electronically, you should also keep in mind that
not all of these pieces of information are accurate. Relevant, valid or
credible. Hence, it is important to evaluate sources of information that
you plan to include in your academic writing venture.
C. PRESENTATION OF REASONABLE ARGUMENTS AND FACTUAL
EVIDENCES TO DEFEND A STAND

Guidelines in presentation of reasonable arguments and factual evidences to defend a

stand:

⚫C-ontains a clear proposition or statement that must be defended

⚫A-ssesses conflicting opinions or opposing views on the issue
⚫T-akes a firm stand on the issue
⚫L-ists arguments in an organized manner to defend the stand C-miker audience header to
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 POSITION PAPER ABOUT ABORTION

Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo

before it can survive outside the uterus. Historically, abortions have been
attempted using herbal medicines, sharp took, with force or through other
traditional methods. In many places there is much debate over moral, ethical
and legal issues of abortion. Those who oppose abortion often maintain that
an embryo or fetus is a human with a right to life and may compare abortion
to murder. If abortion will be legalize, our natural right will be ignored
which is the right to live and promote and protect life, however, choosing
abortion is the right thing to do to those who are force in childbirth.
 Abortion is a crime. Individual human life begins at fertilization, and
therefore abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent human being. It inflicts
suffering on the unborn child, and that, it is unfair to allow abortion when couples
who cannot biologically conceive are waiting to adopt. A push to legalize abortion
in the Philippines is “unacceptable” because the country Abortion is not safe to
women’s health. It is dangerous because it maintains the status who where many
medical providers threaten women with prosecution in cases of fetal death,
spontaneous abortion due to trauma from intimate partner violence and self-
induced abortion. If ever abortion will be legalized, it could provide safety because
women can receive the proper health care required to make sure they are safe and
don’t sustain any life threatening injuries from an unprofessional. However,
abortion is not the option, thus pregnant women need support and help. PPFI
advocated more education programs, maternal and child care services and
economic and social development programs that would help stop “rape, incest, sex
outside of marriage and other causes of unwanted pregnancies”.
 Abortion is not safe to women’s health because there are
complications due to unsafe abortion There are also providers
threaten women. Abortion is also considered as a crime because
the human life begins at fertilization, and killing the innocent
human being is immoral. Babies are human beings too and they
have the right to live and this life must be protected. It is evident
that abortion has many risks to the woman that not only
endangers her life but also the life of the baby in pregnancies.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT POSITION
PAPER?