Reflection Paper of Roe V. Wade Writing Assignment

Reflection Paper of Roe V. Wade
Erika Pinter
Professor Duncan
July 9, 2019
Reflection Paper of Roe V. Wade
Achieving rhetorical excellence is critical to any writer or speaker. When writing a piece or making a presentation, speakers should ensure that they inform, persuade and motivate their target audience. I wrote a paper regarding the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court landmark decision. In this reflection, I am going to demonstrate how I managed to achieve rhetorical excellence in the piece.
The target audience for the paper was policymakers in the United States. With the recent attempt by some states to criminalize abortion triggered the content of the paper. Some states like Alabama have passed laws making it difficult for women who wish to exercise their right to abortion. Given that the move to criminalize abortion goes against Roe V. Wade, it was critical to have a written essay demonstrating the need to uphold abortion. The written essay targeted the policymakers in the United States who have been advocating for the criminalization of abortion. I chose a written essay as the format for discussing the issue because it allowed me to explore the issue comprehensively.
I used critical thinking in the paper in an attempt to persuade the target audience. I started by providing statistics after the Roe V. Wade ruling. I demonstrated how abortion rates have been decreasing over the years due to the war by anti-abortion groups. I demonstrated how these attacks have prompted the recent laws in the states barring abortion. I then went ahead to critically analyzed the reasons why women abort. I c...