Classical-argument Assignment
You are allowed to choose one topic from the assignment prompt that Dr. Iushchenko provides for this essay. (You can find that assignment prompt in your Brightspace course.) Construct your argumentative essay to follow the classical argument structure and provide evidence to support your position. You may include:
Delayed-thesis Assignment
You are allowed to choose one topic from the assignment prompt that Dr. Iushchenko provides for this essay. (You can find that assignment prompt in your Brightspace course.) Your choice of topic determines whether you write a definition argument or causal argument. Either way, you will choose an unpopular position on the your topic, and you will adhere to the delayed-thesis structure.
A delayed-thesis structure requires you to begin your paper by addressing the position of those readers who are likely to oppose your position. (Since you are taking the unpopular position in this paper, you will begin by addressing popular opinion.) This method is a rhetorical move that allows you to be build trust with readers who are likely to oppose your position before you present your own position. You do so by first acknowledging the valid points of their argument, which makes readers less resistant when you then transition into your opposing argument.
Researched-argument Assignment
You are allowed to choose your own topic for this assignment, but you must construct your argument to fit one of the argument styles Dr. Iushchenko provides in the prompt for this essay. (You can find that assignment prompt in your Brightspace course.) Provide evidence to support your position. You may include:
The video below will teach you the basics of using the MCC Library's search engine (which is located on the library's homepage). It includes information on:
The video below will teach you to use the cite, share, and save button's on the item-preview screen.
The video below will teach you to find more information about a search result by accessing its record page.
The boxes below appear on every page of this guide and provide information on where to find help with your assignments.
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