This are the requirements: For this assignment, you will argue for or against an issue in order to persuade the reader to your side. Note that the purpose for this essay is to persuade your readers — not anger, insult, or humiliate them. see it as a debate table at which you will make a persuasive argument for your position on the issue. The topic must be manageable and arguable. The thesis for this essay should be simple: it should state your position on the issue. That’s it. Just a statement on whether you are for or against the issue. There is one more requirement for topics. Your topics are limited to those found on the database Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
You can tell from the title of the database that it provides articles that cover opposing views on a large variety of sources. For your essay, you will need to use TWO SOURCES from this database: one that presents your position on the issue, (you should use this source: Penington, Anthony. “Children with facial difference have a lot to teach us about body image.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2022. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/MEODLY712214180/OVIC?u=lincclin_vcc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=b5c8a46d. Accessed 26 July 2022. Originally published as “Children with facial difference have a lot to teach us about body image,” The Conversation, 22 Feb. 2018.)
and a second source that presents your opponent’s position. These two sources are the minimum required for your essay.
If you need more sources, you should search for them on the Opposing Viewpoints database. If you cannot find a third or fourth source on the database that gives you what you need, you can search outside the database: look on other databases or on the Internet. ALL sources must be electronic. The required organizational pattern for the essay is the following:
INTRODUCTION
Provide an overview of the issue, including background information and key figures. State the two sides of the issue, and include a thesis statement that states your side.
BODY
Part One*
What they say: Provide your opponents’ argument by explaining their reasons. Present their position fairly and accurately. Seek common ground and concede all valid points.
Part Two
Why they’re wrong: Explain the flaws in the opponents’ argument, especially logical fallacies. Back up your position with evidence from the research.
Part Three
Why you’re right: Present reasons in favor of your position, backing up your opinions with evidence. Use persuasive appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos.
CONCLUSION
Place the issue in a larger context (what this issue means to all of us). Instruct the reader on steps he or she should take to support this issue.
WORKS CITED
After the conclusion, you should have the Works Cited. (Note: the Opposing Viewpoints articles provide the correct MLA format for Works Cited entries.)
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