English 101 Argumentative essays - Binge Drinking by Henry Wechsler and Froma Harrop

Henry Wechsler and Froma Harrop both discuss the issue of binge drinking on university campuses. For this paper, you will compare the articles written by both Wechsler and Harrop. Outline their different arguments, explain where they contradict one another, and identify claims that are different but not directly contradictory. What are some of the reasons for this? Compare and contrast the two writers’ discussions of the issue of binge drinking on college campuses.

Content and organization

In your introduction, introduce the two authors, their backgrounds (*if possible), and the topic they discuss. Write how the authors organize their texts and develop their claims. In your first internal paragraph(s), discuss the claim and at least two problems that Wechsler writes about. Provide specific evidence from the text to support your comments. In your second internal paragraph(s), present Harrop’s claim and at least two problems that he mentions. Provide specific evidence from the text to support your comments. In two or three additional paragraphs, compare/contrast the problems that each author mentions, including the differences between the problems and the ways they are presented in the text.