Bitcoin

This is a Researched Argument Essay, Instructor Review Draft.

Topic: Bitcoin
Research Question: What are the perks of legalizing bitcoin as a currency in a country?
ROUGH DRAFT: In this rough draft think of what you learned about both Arguing to Convince (and methods to convince your reader of your position) and Arguing to Negotiate (and Rogerian methods to negotiate or mediate to solve a problem). What language, content, and strategies will be persuasive to your audience logically, emotionally, and ethically? How might you be attentive to your audience here in order to establish a common ground? The rough draft should be a fairly developed and complete argument; it should be 5-6 pages in length, and should use at least five (5) of your secondary sources as well as at least one (1) of your primary sources.
Argument Essay-Rough Draft Specifics:
Rough Draft length should be 5-6 pages, double-spaced, using 12 point Times New Roman or similar font.
Include argumentative thesis statement with clear claim and reasons, effective and coherent organization, and arguments in support of the thesis that take into consideration audience and purpose.
Evidence from primary and secondary sources to prove each argument
Observation of the conventions of Standard English
Use of at least five (5) secondary sources, and one (1) primary source. Paraphrases and quotations from sources cited in-text and sources documented in an MLA style Works Cited
Use of MLA formatting style
These sources should be credible and should all be found using resources and databases from the Ivy Tech Library website. https://library.ivytech.edu/allstate
Characteristics of an effective thesis statement:
An effective thesis statement for this assignment will meet the following characteristics. It will…
Answer or respond to your research question– Your thesis statement should come up with some sort of answer or response to the research question you proposed in your research proposal. This answer, of course, will be developed and proven in the rest of your essay.
Be debatable– Your thesis statement will take a stand that other readers may readily disagree with and that you will need to prove or justify with valid arguments. Your purpose in your argument essay is to convince your readers; that can’t be done if they would already agree with your stance.
Be supportable– You must be able to back up or prove your thesis statement with evidence derived from your primary and secondary sources. You might hold a variety of views or beliefs about your research topic, but only those you can support with evidence will make for a valid thesis.
Be significant – the stance you take or view you express in your thesis statement should matter because it changes how people understand the issue and/or changes how people respond to or are affected by the issue
You are also encouraged to create an outline for your argument essay prior to writing your rough draft. An outline will help you to fully conceive the stance you will take on your research topic; what it is you will say to support that stance; and, especially, the focus, order, and evidenced used to support arguments you will make

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