The debate process involves formal discussion on a particular topic. Using the debate prompt provided, the instructor will assign a side to support (PhD or DNP). You will write a persuasive essay which needs to connect the text and materials with your personal opinions. The aim of the debate is to persuade the audience that your claim is correct. Your argument should involve evidence, but it can also involve value judgments—opinions or judgements based on your own beliefs about what is right or wrong, good or bad, correct or incorrect. However, you must justify your opinion. Write a persuasive essay, that responds to the following debate prompt: PhD or DNP: Which of the terminal degrees has a greater impact on patient outcomes, quality of care, and advancement of the profession? Include the following in your essay Claim: The basic idea of the argument. The main point of the argument or what you seek to prove while providing a compelling reason to support one side. Justification: The logical justification for the claim or why the claim is true. Example: The PhD education has a greater impact on patient outcome because… there may be more than one justification. Evidence: Information or evidence used to support or bolster the justification for the claim. This is the research used to support the argument. Sources and citations are necessary.
