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Writing Various Kinds of Position Paper

This document provides guidelines for writing a position paper, including choosing an issue, conducting research, outlining the various positions, citing sources, and structuring the paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion. It also includes an example position paper opposing proposed reproductive health bills in the Philippines. The paper takes the position that the bills should be rejected because they fund abortifacient contraceptives, promote practices contrary to the Philippine Constitution, and do not have public support.

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Writing Various Kinds of Position Paper

This document provides guidelines for writing a position paper, including choosing an issue, conducting research, outlining the various positions, citing sources, and structuring the paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion. It also includes an example position paper opposing proposed reproductive health bills in the Philippines. The paper takes the position that the bills should be rejected because they fund abortifacient contraceptives, promote practices contrary to the Philippine Constitution, and do not have public support.

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WRITI N G V A R I O U S

KI N D S O F PO S I T I ON
PAPER
MODULE 3 EAPP
WHAT IS A POSITION PAPER?
• A POSITION PAPER PRESENTS THE WRITER’S STAND OR VIEWPOINT ON A PARTICULAR ISSUE. WRITING A
POSITION PAPER ENTAILS OUTLINING ARGUMENTS AND PROPOSING THE COURSE OF ACTION; BY DOING
SO, YOU ARE ALREADY TAKING IN A LARGER DEBATE.

• WHEN YOU WRITE A POSITION PAPER, YOU ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE OPINIONS AND
ATTITUDE OF OTHERS. BECAUSE OF THIS, A POSITION PAPER CAN BE AN ESSENTIAL TOOL IN BRINGING
ABOUT SOCIETAL CHANGE.
INTRODUCTION
THE ANG KAPATIRAN PARTY, A REGISTERED NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY, IS RELEASING THIS POSITION
PAPER WHICH SUMMARIZES A NUMBER OF OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED "REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH" (RH)
BILLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PENDING IN CONGRESS. (PRESENTS THE ISSUE)
TO DATE, A NUMBER OF RH BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THESE INCLUDE
HOUSE BILL 96, KNOWN AS THE “REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF
2010,” FILED BY REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN. THIS NEW BILL IS A REWRITTEN VERSION OF THE DRACONIAN HB
5043, WHICH DID NOT PASS IN THE LAST CONGRESS DESPITE THE UNDERHANDED AND DECEPTIVE
TACTICS OF ITS AUTHORS AND FOREIGN-FUNDED PROPONENTS. (DEFINE THE ISSUE AND DISCUSS ITS
BACKGROUND)
AS A PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY, AND PRO-GOD ORGANIZATION, THE ANG KAPATIRAN PARTY REJECTS THE
RADICAL RH AGENDA AS WELL AS THE BILLS THAT PROMOTE IT. (GENERAL OR THESIS STATEMENT)
PARTS OF A POSITION PAPER

• INTRODUCTION
• BODY
• CONCLUSION
THE BILLS FUND ABORTIFACIENT CONTRACEPTIVES AND ARE THUS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
• THE BILL EXPLICITLY FUNDS THE PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ABORTIFACIENT CONTRACEPTIVES SUCH AS ORAL
CONTRACEPTIVES, OTHER HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES, AND THE IUD. SECTION 9 OF THE PROPOSED HB 96, FOR EXAMPLE,
CLASSIFIES HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES, INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, AND INJECTABLES AS “ESSENTIAL MEDICINES,” INCLUDES THEM
AS PART OF THE NATIONAL DRUG FORMULARY, AND SUBSIDIZES THEIR PROCUREMENT. SUCH CONTRACEPTIVES, HOWEVER, HAVE
BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE EARLY-TERM ABORTIONS BY PREVENTING THE IMPLANTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FERTILIZED EGG –
WHICH IS ALREADY A NEWLY-CONCEIVED HUMAN BEING – IN THE WOMB.

• THE PROMOTION AND USE OF ABORTIFACIENTS IS CLEARLY AGAINST ARTICLE 2, SECTION 12 OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
WHICH PROTECTS THE UNBORN FROM CONCEPTION WHICH BEGINS AT FERTILIZATION (THE UNION OF SPERM AND EGG). IT STATES:
"THE STATE RECOGNIZES THE SANCTITY OF FAMILY LIFE AND SHALL PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY AS A BASIC
AUTONOMOUS SOCIAL INSTITUTION. IT SHALL EQUALLY PROTECT THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER AND THE LIFE OF THE UNBORN FROM
CONCEPTION. THE NATURAL AND PRIMARY RIGHT AND DUTY OF PARENTS IN THE REARING OF THE YOUTH FOR CIVIC EFFICIENCY AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL CHARACTER SHALL RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT.”
INTRODUCTION
• START WITH AN INTRODUCTION WHICH PRESENTS THE ISSUE WHILE
GRABBING THE ATTENTION OF THE READERS.
• DEFINE THE ISSUE AND DISCUSS ITS BACKGROUND.
• PROVIDE A GENERAL STATEMENT OF YOUR POSITION VIA YOUR THESIS
STATEMENT.
BODY
• STATE YOUR MAIN ARGUMENTS.
• PROVIDE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR EACH ARGUMENT SUCH AS
STATISTICAL DATA, INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS, AND TESTIMONIES.
• PROVIDE COUNTERARGUMENTS AGAINST THE POSSIBLE WEAKNESSES OF
YOUR ARGUMENTS.
FILIPINOS DO NOT WANT AN RH LAW
• THE FILIPINO FAMILY SURVEY MENTIONED EARLIER REVEALED THAT 92% OF METRO MANILA
RESIDENTS ARE AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF THE CONTROVERSIAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
(RH) BILL ONCE THEY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND ITS PROVISIONS. IT WAS CONDUCTED
FROM DECEMBER 2-9, 2009, WAS CONDUCTED BY HB&A INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
USING THE EXPERIENCED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THE ASIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (ARO),
THE PHILIPPINE AFFILIATE OF GALLUP INTERNATIONAL. THE POLL HAS CALLED INTO
QUESTION CLAIMS OF WIDE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED MEASURE MADE BY ITS
AUTHORS AND SUPPORTERS.
CONCLUSION

• RESTATE YOUR POSITION AND MAIN ARGUMENTS.


• SUGGEST A COURSE OF ACTION
• STATE WHAT MAKES YOUR POSITION SUPERIOR AND MORE ACCEPTABLE.
• END WITH A POWERFUL CLOSING STATEMENT SUCH AS QUOTATION, A CHALLENGE, OR A QUESTION.
CONCLUSION
• THE ANG KAPATIRAN PARTY ALSO PROPOSES A NUMBER OF MEASURES THAT WILL PROMOTE AND PROTECT
LIFE, OUR FAMILIES, OUR RIGHTS, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR NATION; CLEAR AND
UNAMBIGUOUS LEGAL DEFINITION ON THE BEGINNING OF LIFE AND PUNITIVE PROVISIONS TO PROTECT THE
UNBORN; STRICTER LAWS AGAINST ABORTIONS AND BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF THESE LAWS; BAN ON
ABORTIFACIENT CONTRACEPTIVES; WARNING LABELS ON DANGEROUS NON-ABORTIFACIENT
CONTRACEPTIVES; CHASTITY, VALUES, AND ABSTINENCE EDUCATION; AND NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
METHODS. THE PARTY CALLS ON ALL FILIPINOS TO DEFEND THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, THEIR RIGHTS, AND OUR
DEMOCRACY BY LIKEWISE REJECTING THE BILL AND TO OPENLY EXPRESS THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE
RADICAL RH AGENDA. REJECTING THE SO-CALLED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILLS IS ONLY A PART OF WHAT
MUST BE DONE TO PROTECT AND UPHOLD THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE.
GUIDELINES IN WRITING A POSITION PAPER
• CHOOSE AN ISSUE.
• BEGIN THE WRITING PROCESS BY CONDUCTING AN IN- DEPTH RESEARCH.
• MAKE SURE TO DEFINE UNFAMILIAR TERMS WHEN YOU FIRST MENTION THEM.
• BE AWARE OF THE VARIOUS POSITIONS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND EXPLAIN AND ANALYZE
THEM OBJECTIVELY.

• REFLECT ON YOUR POSITION AND IDENTIFY ITS WEAKNESSES.


• CITE VALID AND RELIABLE SOURCES TO ESTABLISH CREDIBILITY
• LIMIT YOUR PAPER TO TWO PAGES.
GUIDELINES IN WRITING A POSITION PAPER

• ANALYZE YOUR TARGET READERS AND ALIGN YOUR ARGUMENTS TO THEIR BELIEFS, NEEDS, AND
INTERESTS.

• SUMMARIZE THE OTHER SIDE ‘S COUNTERARGUMENTS.


• USE ACTIVE VOICE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE DYNAMIC AND FIRM STONE.
• ARRANGE YOUR EVIDENCE CHRONOLOGICALLY.
• CHECK YOUR ARGUMENTS FOR FALLACIES AND ELIMINATE THEM.
• USE ETHICAL, LOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL.
WRITTEN TASK

•ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN “WHAT’S MORE” ON PAGE 15 TO 19 .


PERFORMANCE TASK
• CHOOSE A TOPIC (ON THE NEXT SLIDE) AND WRITE A TWO- PAGE POSITION PAPER STATING YOUR
POSITION OR STAND ON THE ISSUE. PLEASE BE GUIDED BY THE FF;

• INTRODUCTION PART SHOULD CAPTURE THE READER’S ATTENTION, DEFINE THE ISSUE AND STATE
YOUR CLAIM.

• BODY: STATE 3 ARGUMENTS BACKED UP BY YOUR SUPPORTING EVIDENCES. CITE YOUR SOURCES.
• CONCLUSION: RESTATE YOUR CLAIM, SUMMARIZE YOUR REASONS, OFFER SOLUTIONS AND EXPLAIN
WHY YOUR STAND IS MORE ACCEPTABLE.
NOTE: YOUR POSITION PAPER WILL BE GRADED USING THE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC ON PAGE 22.
TOPICS
• ARRANGED MARRIAGES ARE BETTER THAN ROMANTIC MARRIAGES
• LEGALIZATION OF DIVORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
• SAME SEX MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGALIZED IN THE PHILIPPINES
• SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOL
• TERMINATION OF UP- DND ACCORD
• HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGE
• REHABILITATION OF MANILA BAY
• GOVERNMENT’S PURCHASE OF CHINA MADE SINOVAC COVID VACCINE
• MANDATORY ROTC IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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