Tyler+Stark's+RP+Post+1

For my research paper I would like to investigate the effectiveness of so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques." I would like to find out whether they were effective when they were used to influence terrorists into revealing secret information and possibly also cover the morality of their use as a tactic. I think an Informative Research Paper will best fit showing off my findings.
 * Presentation of Research Findings **


 * Pursuit of New Knowledge **
 * 1. What is the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation **
 * 2. What are the different methods **
 * 3. Why were they finally stopped **

I don't really know any hard facts on my topic. I have a lot of "feelings" on the issue but nothing really concrete. The only form of media I have really consumed that involves this topic are movies and those can be very inaccurate and cause people to form irrational point's of view. I do know that these influence techniques were widely used immediately after 9/11 but have since been completely stopped or at least completely hidden form the public eye.
 * Background and Early Knowledge **

I want to investigate this topic because it has a strong mix of both hard facts as well as bringing up a very important moral question that one can make a good argument for either way. I am also interested because it's something i am interested in but don't know much about. So regardless of the quality of my paper I will come out more informed as a person with a more mature viewpoint on the issue.
 * The Rationale **