The Assignment: Write a 900-word argumentative essay on a topic of interest from the readings or of your own choice. The essay will present a clear debatable topic, a defined position on the matter, substantive argumentation throughout the body, and a counterargument paragraph. Your essay will include at least four sources (you can use two of the sources I have provided in Reading Assignment 4.2).
The Topic: If you decide to use the topics related to the readings I have provided to you in Reading Assignment 4.2, you have two options:
The role of the home in the upbringing of children
The nature of school choice in society
Otherwise, you can select your own topic (any topic of your interest). In this case, you will find four sources related to your topic. Your sources should be reliable, although not necessarily peer-reviewed sources. I would recommend making sure that at least two of your sources are found through the Pace Library.
Examples of other topics are: Flat earth believers are wrong (or right); Social Media leads to more polarization (or not); Student who use digital storage and digital calendars are more productive (or not), etc. Let me know if you need help finding sources. I am happy to set up a call during office hours (Thursdays 9-11am) to help you find sources for your essay.
The Sources: You are being asked to include at least four (4) sources in your paper. All sources should be reliable but they don’t need to be peer-reviewed. If you select one of the topics from Reading Assignment 4.2, you are allowed to use two of those sources for your paper. If you use your own topic outside of those readings, then you need to find your own sources outside of the ones I have provided–I can help you find those sources.
How to Write Argumentatively? Reading Assignment 4.1 includes multiple readings and resources to help you learn how to approach claims, arguments, evidence, and logical fallacies. It will be important for you to plan your paper, outline it, and then build substance into those sections. Arguments will only be as strong as the structure and evidence with which you build them.
Structure: Your paper should
Open with an introduction that clearly builds the topic and the debatable scenario. IT should then clearly state what claim (thesis statement) the essay is advocating for.
The body of the paper should be divided into paragraphs that deal separately with major arguments in favor of the claim.
Each paragraph should introduce the argument, provide evidence, and then develop the full idea connecting it back to the thesis statement.
You should also write one counterargument paragraph in which you dedicate space to an argument against your thesis statement. In other words, what would the other side (opponents in the argument) say about your claim? Once you have fairly explained the “other side,” you will write a rebuttal within the same paragraph. A rebuttal explains why that argument is flawed or wrong. In other words, although you are giving fairs space/attention to the opposing view, you are also carefully making sure that you can point out why the other side is wrong–and by extension, why your side is right.
Finally, the conclusion should bring it all together. Restate major ideas and show how your initial claim (thesis) stands as the correct side of the debate.
How will you be graded?
Clear and Comprehensive Introduction
Strong Argumentation
Fair Counterargument
Use of APA Format in General
Documentation (Citation) of Sources
Remember to use 12pts, New Times Roman, double spaced, and 1-inch margins. Your paper should include an APA cover page, cite all sources, and include a reference page.
I will use turnin.com, so please write seriously, but I’m not good at writing, please don’t use many difficult vocabularies or difficult sentence structure.
I prefer topic as “The nature of school choice in society”
Since I need to use four sources, my professor allows me to use two sources, so you can use from here.
https://www.mesacc.edu/~paoih30491/ArgumentEssay7.pdf
https://www.mesacc.edu/~paoih30491/ArgumentEssay6.pdf
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