StudyDaddy English Argument paper----at least 1500 words

Argument paper----at least 1500 words

WRITING PROJECT 4: Argument

Description & Steps

Consult CHAPTER 13 of Writing: Ten Core Concepts to develop and complete your project. (You may also need to consult CHAPTER 3, as directed by the steps in CHAPTER 13.) Below are specific details related to this project to consider as you progress through each core writing concept.

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For this project, you will return to the problem, issue, or controversy you researched for Writing Project 3: Annotated Bibliography. Only this time, you will a take a stand on that problem, issue, or controversy, arguing in order to accomplish one or more of the following:

  • “to Solve a Problem” by advocating a course of action you think should be taken in response to it (Yagelski 319)

  • “to Assert a Position” by supporting a particular view you hold on the issue (319-320)

  • “to Inquire” more deeply into the controversy, questioning assumptions or misunderstandings about it, in order to bring others to a better understanding of the issue (320)

  • “to Prevail” by opposing and refuting a set of viewpoints on the issue or controversy that you disagree with in order to convince others to take a stand against it with you (320-321)

In this project, your purpose is to persuade your audience, convincing them to accept your view (or least accept that your view is reasonable) by asserting a position or arguing to inquire more deeply about it, or convincing them to take the course of action you are endorsing (or at least recognize it as credible and worthwhile) by proposing a solution to the problem or arguing to prevail and taking a stand against the views or actions of others.

Step 1 of CHAPTER 13 will guide you as you continue to refine your opinions on the problem, issue, or controversy you are addressing. Besides CHAPTER 13, you should also consult your Working Outline; learning materials in Modules 12, 13, and 14; and the Modules 11 & 12 Discussion on thesis statements, to deepen your thinking and prepare for your first draft.

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