There are five requirements for the Classical Argument Position Paper:
- Write a classical argument position paper of 750-850 words.
- Include a title page, headers, and page numbers in correct APA format.
- Cite at least four different sources in your paper.
- Use the following organization for your paper:
- Get the reader's attention by means of an interesting, engaging introduction.
- Give the necessary background information so the reader understands the issue.
- Clearly state your position.
- Provide a forecast of your main points in the paper.
- Clearly state the reasons that support your position and support each reason with appropriate and sufficient evidence.
- Summarize one major objection and effectively respond to it.
- Provide a strong conclusion that summarizes your argument, calls for action and/or leaves a powerful impression.
- Use appropriate APA style documentation for in-text citations and a separate references list at the end of the paper.
Outline for the assignment
Step 1 - Outline: Formulating a Claim and Reasons
Read the Outline with Reasons
document and then post your claim and two or three reasons.
This will be your initial post; all of the following posts you make will be a reply to this post.
Your Initial post due on the third day of the module week.
Step 2 - Outline: Providing Data/Evidence
Read the Outline with Evidence document and research to find evidence to support your thesis and reasons. Add to your outline at least one piece of evidence for each of your reasons. Reply to your initial post and copy and paste your revised outline, rather than attaching it.
Your second post is due on the fourth day of the module week.
Step 3 - Outline: Examining an Unstated Assumption (Warrant)
Read the Outline with Unstated Assumption document and add to your outline the unstated assumption for each of your reasons. Post the revised outline by replying to your initial post and copy and paste your outline, rather than attaching it.
Your third post is due on the fifth day of the module week.
Step 4 - Outline: Identifying an Objection and Rebuttal
Read Outline with Objection and Rebuttal document and add to your outline one objection to either your thesis, one of your reasons, or a piece of your evidence, and add your rebuttal to this objection. Post the revised outline by replying to your initial post and copy and paste your outline, rather than attaching it.
Your third post is due on the sixth day of the module week.
Step 5 - Outline: Using Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Note on your outline at least one instance of each: ethos, pathos and logos. Remember that pathos can be especially effective in your introduction and conclusion. Post the final revised outline by replying to your initial post and copy and paste your outline, rather than attaching it.
Your third post is due on the last day of the module week.
I completed some below follow the outline I used below to write paper basically about mobile phones bettering the lives of people !đ
Step 1
Thesis: Today's Mobile phones have improved the lives of many
I. The ability to see family and friends anywhere in the world at a sing touch.
II. Acts like a mini computer and allows consumers to save many types of files to storage and can connect directly to a printer.
III. Allows consumers to access thousand of mobile applications leading to more amenities.
IV. In any emergency scenarios, consumers have the ability to contact law enforcement with or without mobile service.
ReplyReply to CommentStep 2 - Outline: Providing Data/Evidence
I. As of 2014, there are 7.2 billion mobile-content devices in the world, compared to 7.19 billion people on earthII .Eighty-eight percent of adults in the U.S. have a cell phone, 57 percent have a laptop, 19 percent own an e-reader, and 19 percent have a tablet.III. Eighty percent of smartphone users check their mobile devices within 15 minutes of waking up each morning, presumably before showering and eating breakfast. In fact, the majority of these users check personal emails before they get out of bed.IV. Seventy-nine percent of adult smartphone users have their phones with them for 22 hours a day. Ninety- one percent of adults keep their smartphones within armâs reach. Forty- four percent sleep with their mobile phone bedside to check for calls, texts, or other updates during the night.. references - https://www.slideshare.net/SandeepBaweja2/facts-ab... ReplyReply to Comment- Step 3 - Outline: Examining an Unstated Assumption (Warrant)I.The ability to see family and friends anywhere in the world at a sing touch. (UA: due to mobile applications such as, Skype, oovoo, FaceTime, vibes etc..II. Acts like a mini computer and allows consumers to save many types of files to storage and can connect directly to a printer. (UA: Task such as sending emails, typing up papers, sending files, editing materials, access to softwares.III.. Allows consumers to access thousand of mobile applications leading to more amenities. (UA: Mobile applications come in many different categories from checking the news, to finding information about the weather, checking flight information and to even finding studs in walls)IV.In any emergency scenarios, consumers have the ability to contact law enforcement with or without mobile service. (UA: wether you are stranded or in danger of your life mobile phones with a SIM card or not you can still obtain assistance thanks to the FCC. ReplyReply to Comment
- Step 5-I. The ability to see and communicate with family and friends anywhere in the world at a single touch. (UA: due to mobile applications such as, Skype, oovoo, FaceTime, vibes etc..( Appeal- Pathos) II. Allows consumers to access thousand of mobile applications leading to more amenities. (UA: Mobile applications come in many different categories from checking the news, to finding information about the weather, checking flight information and to even finding studs in walls) ( Appeal- Logos) III.In any emergency scenarios, consumers have the ability to contact law enforcement with or without mobile service. (UA: wether you are stranded or in danger of your life mobile phones with a SIM card or not you can still obtain assistance thanks to the FCC. ( Appeal- Ethos) Reply
