Argumentative Essay

    Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

    Note: Refer to Demonstration Exercise 3 located at the end of Chapter 1 for criteria 1-3.)

    1. Create an argument map based on the influence diagram presented in Case 1.3 and complete all the criteria provided in the exercise, beginning with this claim: “The U.S. should return to the 55- mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives.”

    2. Include in the map as many warrants, backings, objections, and rebuttals as possible.

    3. Assume that the original qualifier was

    4. Apply the argument mapping procedures presented in Chapter 8 to analyze the pros and cons (or strengths and weaknesses) of the recommendations that the United States should

    not intervene in the Balkans. (Refer to Demonstration Exercise 3 located at the end of Chapter 8.)

    5. Write an analysis of 1-2 pages that uses critical thinking to assess the overall plausibility of the claim: “The conflict in Bosnia is somebody else’s trouble. The U.S. should not intervene militarily.”

    6. Complete an argument map to illustrate your analysis.

    7. Provide at least two (2) academic or government resources to support your views regarding the proposed U.S. response to the conflict in Bosnia. (

    Note: Do not use open source Websites such Wikipedia, Sparknotes.com, Ask.com, and similar Websites are not acceptable resources.)

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