{"id":25526,"date":"2023-07-26T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/argumentative-essay-see-attached-doc-for-additional-directions-topics-to-choose-from\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:43:42","slug":"argumentative-essay-see-attached-doc-for-additional-directions-topics-to-choose-from","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/argumentative-essay-see-attached-doc-for-additional-directions-topics-to-choose-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Argumentative Essay &#8211; see attached doc for additional directions\/topics to choose from"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment #2: Argumentative Assignment&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Professor Lanigan\/ ENGL 102: Argumentative Assignment&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">procon.org<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> for this assignment&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Points: 60<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">General Directions:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">There are 5 topics on the controversial topic list and you must use all 5 topics provided by Professor Lanigan for this assignment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do not choose your own topics for this assignment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use the following topics, in order, of this assignment: (all topics are on <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Procon.com<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 0pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<colgroup style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<col style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Legal Drinking Age (18 or 21)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Video Games &amp; Violence?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Is a College education \u201cworth it?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">OTC Birth Control?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Medical Marijuana?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Students are permitted to use <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">procon.org<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> only ONE time for each topic (if they choose).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Provide 3 (no more, no less) current facts regarding the topic.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">All facts can be from 3 different sources.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Facts must be from 2020 &amp; (or) 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Provide where you found the fact and the date.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Offer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">your<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">stance\/side:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 72pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"3\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">in favor of<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 72pt; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"3\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Against<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">not in favor of<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 72pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"3\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Neutral<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> (can <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">understand<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> both sides)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Lastly, list 3 (no more, no less) components that relate to your stance\/side regarding the issue listed; facts do not have to coincide with your stance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment Checklist<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your assignment includes all 5 topics from the list<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3 up-to-date facts (2020;2021)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3 facts must be from 3 separate sources<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Procon.org<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> can be used to provide only ONE fact<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Websites and dates for facts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your stance\/side regarding the topic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3 components support your stance\/side of the issue<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">12-point times new roman font<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">One topic per page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">60 points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT &#8211; ASSIGNMENT 2 ONLY<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assignment #2: Argumentative Assignment&nbsp; Professor Lanigan\/ ENGL 102: Argumentative Assignment&nbsp; Use procon.org for this assignment&nbsp; Points: 60 General Directions:&nbsp; There are 5 topics on the controversial topic list and you must use all 5 topics provided by Professor Lanigan for this assignment.&nbsp; Do not choose your own topics for this assignment.&nbsp; Use the following topics, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[706],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/25526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/25526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=25526"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=25526"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=25526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}