Analyze the effects of various approaches on different audiences.

No debate occurs in a vacuum. In fact, the opposite is true: all debates in the public sphere come with a history. Current debates on policy X are shaped by past inter- and extra-disciplinary debates on policy X, and by cultural rules about how such public debates must take place. Therefore, any new statement you make on a topic will be interpreted in light of previous discussions. Researching these past discussions can give your writing great power, inform you about specific points you must address, spark your creativity on this topic, provide models you can use for your work, and increase your ethos.

Write a 700-word paper or speech in which you do the following:

Summarize the major past debates that have shaped public discussion of love.

Briefly explain the historical context for these debates.

• Explain how different disciplines or traditions in the debate approach the topic.
• Pay attention to how language is used, and what sort of evidence is used.
• Analyze the effects of various approaches on different audiences.