Topic: Are electric vehicles better for the environment? Start your research by reading this article from Forbes magazine: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/05/20/are-electric-vehiclesr

Topic:  Are electric vehicles better for the environment? Start your research by reading this article from Forbes magazine: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/05/20/are-electric-vehiclesreally-better-for-the-environment/#5609f23876d2. 

 Essay Assignment 2: 

Documented Argument in APA Your argumentative essay will be on an environmental topic from the list of options below. Consider your audience for this paper to be your peers. 

The essay should be between 3 ½ and 4 pages (850 to 1,000 words) in length, not including the cover page, abstract, or reference page. It should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font and must include: 

• An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion

 • a clearly articulated thesis that states the claim, position, or stance that your essay will prove in the introduction to your paper

 • 4 cited sources 

• At least 4 quotes from your sources 

• Topic sentences that focus the discussion in the body paragraphs • Examples, details, and explanations, and other researched evidence in the body paragraphs that clearly support the claim of your thesis

 • Counterarguments and refutations that show you understand the complexity of your argument and can accurately acknowledge the views of the opposition and refute them

 • Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs 

• Proper APA style format in the cover page, in the abstract, in the in-text citations, and in the Reference page (see the template and instructional video for creating the APA format) 

• Reference page listing a minimum of four sources  

Your APA paper assignment in this module will consist of the following sections:

1. First two pages: Title page and abstract
   • Purdue OWL provides examples of title page and abstract:https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html.
   • Description of what to include in abstracts:https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-write-an-abstract-2794845
   • Sample abstract page:https://writingcommons.org/abstract-template-apa.
2. The introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion of your essay, formatted as you would an argument. You may include subheadings for the major points in your argument, but it is not strictly necessary for this assignment.
3. The list of references formatted in APA style at the end of the paper.