Assignment
Your paper should include clearly labeled sections addressing the following elements:
• Introduction (approximately 100 words)
o Explain your topic.
o State the specific question that you are addressing.
• Presentation of an Argument
o Describe the non-scholarly source (e.g., an op-ed, newspaper article, website, etc.) on one side of the issue and summarize the key points made (approximately 50 words).
o Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)
o Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)
- In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion of that argument.
• Presentation of an Argument on the Other Side of the Issue
o Describe the non-scholarly source on the opposite side of the issue and summarize the key points made. (approximately 50 words)
o Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)
o Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)
- In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion.