Argumentation Case Study - directions attached

The goal of this exercise is to apply your argumentation skills to a real-life case and to your future career. First, you will read one of the articles below to extract and evaluate the key argument presented. You will then distill the author’s argument into premise-premise-conclusion form. Next, you will evaluate the strength of the argument and discuss what makes it strong or weak.

Finally, describe a scenario you have encountered or might expect to encounter in your career where these argumentation skills would be useful. Explain how you would apply your argumentation skills to the situation to achieve a better outcome. The focus is to connect what you’ve learned from dissecting the argument to a situation you may encounter in your career.

Based on your birth month, select the article you will use for your case study:

January-April: What the potential TikTok ban means, and what’s next for the bill.

May-August: World's first AI art award ignites photography debate.

September-December: Free speech is not in peril in America.

Your case study should adhere to the following format:

• Introduction of article (about 150 words)

• Argument construction in premise-premise-conclusion form (about 200 words)

  • Premise 1 = Statement

  • Premise 2 = Statement

  • Conclusion = Main Point

• Argument evaluation (about 150 words)

• Application to career situation (about 150 words)

• Conclusion (about 100 words)

Length: At minimum 750 words

Format: APA formatting

• Title Page

• Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font

• 1-inch margins

• Page numbers in top right corner

Sources: Article provided, cite others as necessary