Cutting Edge Hairstyling Academy Mental Illness Forced Treatment Debate Discussion Hello , I want help with debate work . the debate has two side affirma

Cutting Edge Hairstyling Academy Mental Illness Forced Treatment Debate Discussion Hello , I want help with debate work .

the debate has two side

affirmative : Yes, persons with mental illness should be forced to received treatment.

negative : No, persons with mental illnesses should be able to make their own decisions regarding treatment.

my side will be negative positionwhich is

“No, persons with mental illnesses should be able to make their own decisions regarding treatment.”

Debate Graph: Forced Treatment Debate

Introduction

During the 1960s, Americans were horrified to learn about conditions within the state mental hospital systems, where patients were often abused and neglected, made to submit to dangerous medical procedures ,or simply left live in squalid conditions for life. The popular backlash, made famous through books and movies such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, led to a general consensus against forcing anyone, under any circumstances, to receive psychiatric treatment against their will. Movements such as Madpride and The Icarus Project suggest that mental illness is normal and society’s narrow idea of normal is to blame. However, others feel that patients with mental illnesses are a threat to themselves and society. Thatindividual freedoms do not out weight the safety of society. Other research suggests that involuntary psychiatric treatment programs can keep people from cycling through ERs, jails, prisons, and homeless shelters—and therefore save taxpayers gobs of money.

Prior to researching each side review the following resources:

Resources

Madpride

Elyn Saks

If Only They Had Treated Him

At this moment I want you to start with the first two thea. Opening Statement ) , and Round I .

for others round I’ll update you with information you need for example on b. Round Two you must attempt to rebut at least two arguments, Iwill wait for others students posting their arguments then I ll send it for you

Instructions/Steps

Our debate will develop using the following format:

a. Opening Statement ) : opening statement should outline your opening arguments (at least three) and briefly tell us why your position is correct.

remember my side will be negative position “No, persons with mental illnesses should be able to make their own decisions regarding treatment.”

b. Round I: Initial Argument – After you have constructed your first argument you will post your argument .

remember my side will be negative position “No, persons with mental illnesses should be able to make their own decisions regarding treatment.”

b. Round Two First RebuttalAfter each group member has posted their arguments, you must then attempt to rebut at least two arguments that take an opposite view to yours.

(So if you argued in the affirmative, you must rebut two negative positions).

Your rebuttal must be founded in at least one reference in the course literature or other literature you wish to introduce to support your position. *

c. Round Three Second Response – Post your second argument. If your initial posting was rebutted by a member of the opposition, then you must go in and defend your position and try and negate his/her rebuttal. If for some reason your initial statement was not responded to then feel free to go in and help defend or bolster one of your team-mate’s original positions.* If time allows, continue to respond to each rebuttal.

d. Read all posts/rebuttals and write a closing argument. You do not have to take your assigned position, but rather the conclusion you came to from the debate.