Part III: Articulating & Defending a Position One 600-word essay adjudicating between the arguments. Here, you are choosing sides, but this is NOT about giving your opinion. You will be giving REASONS for the side you are taking. Opinions do not matter in philosophy. Only reasons matter. You will state your position on the issue. You may be mostly on the pro-side, mostly on the con-side, or truly split between the two (it is perfectly reasonable to say that you are not convinced by the arguments on either side). Taking a position means being more convinced by some arguments than by others. You will need to restate the best arguments on the side you DO NOT take and explain why those arguments are not convincing to you. You will explain which arguments are most convincing to you and why. Tips: Try to make a case that someone who disagrees with you will think is reasonable, even if they still disagree afterwards. Give people good reasons to adopt your position. It is perfectly reasonable to say that certain arguments on the side you oppose are good and that you aren’t exactly sure how to respond to them (e.g. You might say something like, “Smith makes a very good point when she says ‘…,’ and I’m not exactly sure how to respond to that. I’m more persuaded by Jones’ argument on the other side, though, because …”). Respond academically—i.e. give your reasons respectfully and with a level of scholarly detachment (you don’t have to be personally offended that some people disagree with you; the people on the other side aren’t evil or stupid). Take the tone of a scholar. Understand that smart, good people disagree with you and have decent reasons for doing so. Do not trivialize arguments on the other side. I am only using these article and they are the ONLY to be referenced on in essay: 1. Required exposition: Singer, “All Animals Are Equal”Preview the document Citation: Singer, Peter. “All Animals are Equal.” Philosophic Exchange. Volume 5, Number 1 (1974): 103-116. 2. Regan, “The Case for Animal Rights”Preview the document Citation: Regan, Tom. 1985, “The Case for Animal Rights,” in Peter Singer (ed.), In Defence of Animals, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985. 13–26. 3. Required exposition: Schedler, “Does Ethical Meat Eating Maximize Utility?”Preview the document Citation: Schedler, George. “Does Ethical Meat Eating Maximize Utility?,” Social Theory and Practice. Volume 31, Number 4 (2005): 499-511. 4. Belshaw, “Meat”Preview the document Citation: Belshaw, Christopher. “Meat,” in Ben Bramble and Bob Fischer (eds.), The Moral Complexities of Eating Meat. Oxford: OUP, 2016. 9-19.