4a) Make a final decision about your logical argument research topic. What is it? Questions to ask yourself:
What have we been studying in class this year? In school this year I have been studying the stock market, literature and Spanish.
Which subjects appeal to me? The subject that appeals to me was economics because I did the best in it this year.
What are people writing about? People are writing about the police brutality.
What's most interesting to me? I think abortion is most interesting because it is based upon woman's rights.
Can I find information about that? Yes, I can because this prompt is very famous topic that many people have many different opinion's about and their was many arguments over it.

4b) Why are you most interested in the topic of argument selected?
I am most interested in the topic I selected because we us as women fought for rights and we finally got it and now they want to take it away again. I believe in abortion to a certain extent. I don't believe that abortion should be used as a form of birth control.

1. Should alcoholism be viewed as a disease or an addiction? Explain. Alcholism should be viewed as a addiction because once you continuously are using it your body becomes addicted and needs it to function. It is not an illness that many people view it as. 
2. Should alcoholics be held solely responsible for their drinking habits? Why or why not? Yes they should because you have the choice weather or not to drink that drink nobody forces you too. 
3. Should moderation treatment options be offered to alcoholics? Yes because sometimes some people need to actually need the push to understand and learn how to moderate it. 

1. Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 go far enough in offering employee protections against discrimination? No, they do not because there os still discrimination to this day many people are still judge apron skin color. 
2. Is discrimination against LGBT employees harmful to society? If so, how? Yes it is because many people get discouraged and many people also take it personal.
3. What should the federal government do to combat discrimination in employment? They should watch stores closer and make sure that it is not happening.
4. Is age discrimination on the rise in the American workplace? Yes it s because discrimination is  very popular because there are judgmental people in this world.
5. What should the federal government do, if anything, to combat wage discrimination? They should put  secret people to identify the people that are discrimination.

1. Should abortion continue to be legal as stipulated by Roe v. Wade? Why or why not? Abortion should continue to be legal because it is a goal that women won. Roe vs Wade is an accomplishment that us as women has accomplished. Women should be able to make the choice weather or not they should be able to have the baby or not.
2. What are the medical implications of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act?  They decided to uphold this act because once the fetus becomes a human after a certain amount of weeks. Once the fetus is developed it is illegal because that is as if you are killing a human.
3. Are there any situations in which abortions should be declared illegal or be severely restricted? Yes there are, if you are using abortion as a form of birth control, or perfoming multiple abortions.
4. Which side in the debate has been more successful in making their case on the issue of abortion and why? Anti abortion has been most successful because their argument is strong and it explains what abortion does to the females also how the child is being " killed ". They explain that the child grows inside of you and "god" puts it their for a reason.
5. Based upon your understanding of the core beliefs and principles of the major camps in this discussion, is compromise possible? Why or why not? I think compromise is possible because I feel as if abortion should only be performed under circumstance's of rape, or the fetus is not fully developed yet. Many people wait a long time to perform abortions and the baby is already developing.

1. Explain why you think professional athletes should or should not be subjected to testing for the use of illegal substances. I belive professional althese should be drug tested because they are getting fame in all the wrong ways if they are using drugs. There are drugs that make althese better then what they really are so I believe that they need to be test, so they can be the person that they are.
2. Do you think mandatory testing of high school students for drug use is an effective deterrent? Why or why not? I do not belive this is effective because students are young and are going to do what they want. Students have a personal life and as long as they are not using drugs in school they should be able to have privacy.
3. Is the expense involved in testing high school students for drug use justified, or could the money better be used for education and prevention programs? Explain. I think the money can be used for better programs because many schools need equipment and need new books. Many is wasted on drug test when students need a personal life and need to be able to do as they please outside of school.
4. What are the benefits to the employer of screening employees for drug use? This is benefical because employees can mess up in the work force. Sometimes drugs can change a person and the person may not be the person that you hired even though they are. Drugs are very powerful and many people that use it takes over.

1. Should couples stay together in a troubled marriage rather than divorce? Why or why not? No they should not because it is unhealthy, and sometimes it can lead into something eles like abuse.  If they are kids involved children can devlope personal issues and become angry.
2. Are there any reasons why couples should divorce? Explain. Yes there are reasons because sometimes too people argue excessively and it becomes dangerous for others and sometimes the people involved.
3. What steps do you think the government should take to encourage marriage and lower the divorce rate? I think that the government should make sure the couple is dating for a couple years before they decide to get marriage. Many just rush into the marriage thinking they are in love.
4. What impact does divorce have on society- divorce can impact society because it becomes the new trend.