Question

Imagine that you are assigned a four- to five-page essay that is due in three weeks. The teacher hands you the following writing prompt to guide your assignment: "Scientists have successfully cloned animals, such as Dolly the sheep. Some people hope that cloning techniques will be used to clone humans someday, while others strongly oppose this use of technology. What is your position on cloning humans? Write a persuasive essay articulating your position on the cloning of humans. Use specific examples and details to support your views." Brainstorm at least four potential research questions. Choose the best research question. Then, explain why the research question you chose is the best.

Answer 1

I can’t see any options, but I can suggest you some themes that you can reveal while writing your essay. The problem of cloning people is quite a controversial one so you can take the fact of creating an utopia as a basis, arguments about this topic will definitely bring you many points. Do not forget to include possible reaction of people that belong to different religions because they are always stick to their strong principles and you will have a number of thoughts to make your own.

Answer 2

Possible research questions could be:

Do the predicted benefits of genetic advancements is more important than the negative effects of the same technology?

How the cloning is important for the future of humanity?

Is the cloning really a problem for the humanity?

What are the moral dimensions of cloning and how does morality and scientific enhancement intertwined in it?

The best research question is the first one. Indeed, this choice answers to all of the questions and covers the whole topic. Since we have to take this topic from two different, polarized aspects, then we have to write an outweigh essay. And this research question is an example of outweigh question.