The Argumentative Essay
Essay topic: Getting a college degree is worth the cost.
are some basic requirements of the essay:
- Your argumentative essay will need to be between four (full) to six pages in length.
- You must address a debatable ethical issue that has at least two sides (email me for topics)
- Effectively address the rhetorical situation – audience, purpose, context
- articulate a clear position regarding the issue and argue that position with logical reasons
- adequately develop the argument using credible support (research)
- acknowledge the opposing viewpoints and employ counterargument or concession
- identify and explain the assumptions, contexts, and consequences of the various positions.
- Utilize at least 5 credible sources – from scholarly databases, books, etc. (no google or dot com sources)
- MLA formatting
- This essay must be 4-6 pages in MLA format. You are asked to engage in some research with a minimum of 5 outside sources. Pick a topic that you are interested in exploring and writing about. In this Essay, you MUST make an argument/ claim. Here is a short video to explain the concept of a “claim.”
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