1. Step.
You will have to pick a topic of your choice, but please avoid choosing any of the following topics:
• Abortion rights
• Animal testing (Unit 4 example)
• Artificial intelligence
• Climax change (unit 4 Example)
• Belief in God(s) Or afterlife(s)
• Death penalties/ Capital punishment
• Euthanasia / assisted suicide
• Fad diets (e.g., Keto, etc.)
• FUNDING /defunding law enforcement
• Immigration
• Legal alcohol/tobacco age
• Legalization of marijuana
• Legalization of sex work
• Paying student athletes
• Second amendment (I.e., Gun control)
• Social media impact on mental health
• Universal healthcare
• Vaccines
2. Step
Remember, the word argument does not mean to fight in a writing context. An academic argument is more like a thoughtful conversation between two
people With deferring viewpoints on a debatable
issue. You are required to take a position on one side of the debatable issue That is informed by
academically Appropriate evidence.
For the purposes of this assignment expressing Or rely on your personal opinion of a debate is
discouraged. Must argue one side or stance Of the debate using the rhetorical appeals (logos, ethos,
and pathos) NBC supported by academic or
scholarly sources. These include physical sources in public libraries, digital sources in academic libraries online sources (Include sources like proton.org or
wikipedia.org, Which are discouraged), And
published expert Reports, Rely peer reviewed by experts in the field to maintain utmost credibility.
The submission must include an APA style in-text
citations And a reference page following the essay. In the research you will need At least two and no
more than four credible primary or secondary
sources to use as support in the essay.
• All sources cited in the writing submitted must be
Locatable A grader; Include hyperlink to the sources in the reference page.
• The use of any source that requires payment for
access is Strictly prohibited for this assignment.
• Avoid using sources that exceed 20 pages and length as they may be overly Extensive for the purposes of this assignment.
• Including more than four sources may cause
delays and you Might be asked, provide additional evidence of the credibility for each source.
Step 3.
Lastly, on a separate page below the reference
page Include thoughtful, answers to the questions
below:
1. What have you learned about how to present a strong argument? How could/will you apply this knowledge to your professional or every day life?(3-4
Sentences)
2. Consider the composition one course as a whole what have you learned about yourself as a writer?
(5-6 Sentences) (for this answer I have attached a
photo of the main topics I went over in this course.)
