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WRITING A POSITION PAPER
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Your job is to take one side of the argument andpersuade your audience that you have well-
founded knowledge of the topic being presented.
It is important to support your argument with
evidence to ensure the validity of your claims, as
well as
to address the counterclaims to show that you are
well informed about both sides.
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Issue Criteria
To take a side on a subject, you should firstestablish the arguability of a topic that interests
you. Ask yourself the following questions to
ensure that you will be able to present a strong
argument:
- Is it a real issue, with genuine controversy
and uncertainty?
- Can you distinctly identify two positions?
- Are you personally interested in advocating
one of these positions?
- Is the issue narrow enough to be
manageable?
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Analyzing an Issue and Developing an
Argument
Once your topic is selected, you should do some
research on the subject matter. While you mayalready have an opinion on your topic and an ideaabout which side of the argument you want to take,you need to ensure that your position is wellsupported.
Listing out the pro and con sides of the topic will helpyou examine your ability to support yourcounterclaims, along with a list of supporting evidencefor both sides. Supporting evidence includes thefollowing:
- Factual Knowledge -Information that isverifiable and agreed upon by almost everyone.
- Statistical Inferences -Interpretation andexamples of an accumulation of facts.
- Informed Opinion - Opinion developed through
research and/or expertise of the claim.- Personal Testimony -Personal experience
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In determining your viewpoint, ask yourself
the following:
Is your topic interesting?
Can you manage the material within thespecifications set by the instructor?
Does your topic assert something specific andpropose a plan of action?
Do you have enough material or proof tosupport your opinion?
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Organization
Your introduction should lead up to a thesis thatorganizes the rest of your paper. There are three
advantages to leading with the thesis:
1. The audience knows where you stand.
2. The thesis is located in the two strongest
places, first and last.
3. It is the most common form of academic
argument used.
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Recommended Position Paper Outline
I. Background (perspective on the issue; pre-existing
conditions/backdrop that lead to the clear understanding ofthe problem)
II. Specific Problem/Issue
III. Position (your view /approach on the issue)
IV. Why the present set-up should be modified or changed
Counter ArgumentsA. Summarize the counterclaims.
B. Provide supporting information for
counterclaims
C. Refute the counterclaims
D. Give evidence for arguments
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Position Paper Outline
ArgumentsA. Assert point #1 of your claims
1. Give your educated and informed opinion
2. Provide support
B. Assert point #2 of your claims
1. Give your educated and informed opinion
2. Provide support/proofC. Assert point #3 of your claims
1. Give your educated and informed opinion
2. Provide support/proof
V. Strategies to effect changes (Plan of Action)
VI. After Effects of the Proposal (immediate advantages and possible
disadvantages or problems to be encountered)VII. Possible changes if proposal will be implemented (what will happen
to the stakeholders; budget; morale; leadership; facilities; etc.)
VIII. Evaluation of Proposal (How the changes will be assessed)
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Sample Topics for Position Paper The Need for the Philippine Navy to send its
Naval Aviators to take up Squadron OfficersCourse of the Philippine Air Force rather than theNaval Command and Staff Course of the
Philippine Navy The Need to Amend AFP, GHQ Circular Number
02 dated 16 March 1999, Specifically the Level ofIssuing Authority Pertaining to Visit Clearance forForeign State Vessels and Aircrafts
The Need to Revive the PN Office of StrategicStudies
The Need to Replace Paper-based SelectionProcess of the Promotion Board A with an IT-
aided Process.
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The Need to Revise the PN ResourceProgramming of the Annual Plans and Budget
(APB) in the distribution of the Intelligence Fund
(IF) of the Philippine Navy (PN)
The Need to Revise the AFP Officer Appraisal
Report System into a 360 Degree Feedback
System
The Need To Review the Curriculum of NIOAC
Conducted at NITI to have a Responsive POI for
the Naval Intelligence Profession
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Practicality Issue on Submitting Multiple
Folders to Promotion Board A
I. Background: DOTMPLFII. Specific Problem: Paper-based promotion
process that causes wastage of paper andman-hour resource
III. Position: Replace Paper-based SelectionProcess of the Promotion Board A with an IT-aided Process.
IV. Why there should be a need to replace Paper-
based selection process with an IT-aidedprocess?
-wastage of paper
- huge amount of man-hours lost
- de-motivation on the part of the promotees
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V. The Approach to Effect Changes
A. Change Management
B. Budget ManagementC. Process Management
D. IT Management
VI. After effect of the Proposal
A. Accuracy
B. Orderliness
C. Ease
D. Knowledge Management System
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VII. Possible Changes if Proposal will be
implemented
Impact on:- handling of records
- eliminating de-motivation on the paper-
process
- browsing of records by promotion boardmembers
- freeing up space at offices and eliminating
fire hazards
- smooth facilitation of training
VIII. Evaluation of the Proposal
Measured through:
- Accuracy