Explain and evaluate Charles Lawrence’s argument that hate speech is “injury” to the value of free speech itself. (make sure to include a counterargument as well.
Instructions:
The author’s arguments and claims are represented accurately
The paper directly quotes relevant portions of the text in order to support its claims
Quotations are analyzed (don’t assume that the significance of a quotation is obvious, explain
it!)
The paper displays sensitivity to the author’s voice and aims
If there are objections/critiques of the author’s claims, those claims are presented in the
most charitable way possible (in general always present the strongest version of an opponent’s
views before offering objections)
Possible counterarguments to any objections are anticipated
The paper has an explicitly stated and clearly articulated thesis
The evidence for the thesis is presented in a clear manner, with explicit explanations of why
it supports the thesis
The overall argument is logically valid
Link to Book: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2784&context=vlr
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