Argumentative Essay 2 Philosophy 271 Devlin Russell 2015 Submission Instructions Turnitin Class ID: 10793795 Enrollment Password: 86immorality Your essay must be submitted to two places: blackboard (under “Submit Essaysâ€) and turnitin. On or before November 22. Be sure to put your full name in the file name of the document you submit. Assignment For the purposes of this assignment, suppose The Harm Principle is this: Do not criminalize any behaviour unless the behaviour will cause or increase the risk of or fail to prevent harm to individuals other than the perpetrator. Write an argumentative essay that either defends or criticizes the claim that legislators should, when crafting criminal laws, follow The Harm Principle. Engage with the course material by rationally reconstructing arguments from the course readings that will help you make an argument. You might rationally reconstruct an argument for the above claim and then criticize that argument. Or you might rationally reconstruct an argument against the above claim and then criticize that argument. You might also rationally reconstruct two arguments—one for, and one against—and argue that one is better. Whatever helps you make the most rationally persuasive case for your thesis. This assignment is an argumentative essay. As such, the aim of your paper is to convince your reader to believe your thesis. With this in mind, formulate a thesis that you can adequately defend within the word limit. Your essay must not be more than 1200 words.