Deadline Draft 3 Assignment Focus: Supporting your Position / Developing Significance / Incorporating Outside Sources / APA Documentation
Topic: Identify an issue/hot topic that you are passionate about and make a strong claim about it. Incorporate a minimum of three outside sources, which must be properly referenced and cited. You will also need to use proper APA citation style for in-text citations and a References page.
Sources: You must incorporate sources from a library database, as well as one other library database source. You may use more sources as long as you have carefully evaluated them for credibility, relevance, and timeliness. Audience: As with all of your arguments, your purpose must be clear and your audience must be able to both follow your argument and see the point of it. Be sure to avoid logical fallacies and to construct an essay that makes clear points backed by solid evidence. Remember to fully consider the opposition. Specifications:
Submit final draft on time to Turnitin.com and Dropbox on Canvas• Submit on the due dates assigned • APA style • 5-6 pages (around 1,500 words) • Typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins •
Argument Techniques:
Remember that a claim must be a point that can be argued; it cannot be merely a statement of fact. Take your claim and support it with evidence the essays, your sources, your experience, etc. Also, remember the importance of observing everything, not just what we want to see (or hear or know). We form immediate opinions based off of these initial observations. If we allow ourselves to remain open to new information, we may gradually add to these initial impressions and sometimes even to change them. Understanding that will help you to understand the importance of giving a full picture•
when writing an argument and of trying to convince an audience to “view” something
from the same point of view that you do. It requires you to consider counter arguments, how to refute them, and even maybe concessions you might make to show your audience that you are reasonable.