Carefully read the news article by Bongekile Macupe (2017), ‘Parents, NGOs must pay for school toilets’, available here: https://mg.co.za/article/2017-11-24-00-parents-ngos-mustpay-for-school-toilets • Then, using the article above as your context, write a short but formal academic essay of between 800 and 900 words in which you: o Analyse the viewpoints, propositions and quality of both positions’ (i.e. that of State Counsel Simon Phaswane’s, and Section 27’s Mark Heywood’s) arguments, based on the context and facts provided in this article; o Comment on the assumptions made about the responsibilities of NGOs, parents, and the State by the two parties concerned; o Identify the kinds of questions posed by Phaswane, noted their intended purpose, and outline any one logical fallacy evident in these questions, o Identify the most likely philosophical approach/theory likely taken by both Phaswane and Heywood through an application of each one’s claims, arguments, and/or positions
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