Con Position Paper

 

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: pp. 69-81
  • Lesson
  • Week 3 Assignment
  • Link (Word doc): Preview the document
  • Minimum of 3 academic articles (from the Week 3 Assignment)

Apply the following writing resources to your posts:

  • Link (multimedia presentation):
  • Link (website):

Instructions
For this assignment, complete the following:

  • Review the Toulmin-model outline (Week 2 Lesson) and your completed Week 3 Assignment (Con-Position Proposal). Assess any feedback provided by the professor and/or your peers.
  • Compose a position paper representing the con side of your new topic. (See the Con-Paper Template). The paper should include approximately 6 developed paragraphs:
    • Introduction (with thesis statement)
    • Context paragraph
    • 3 body paragraphs (focusing on 3 cons)
    • Conclusion
  • Apply a formal tone appropriate for academic audiences, maintaining an objective 3rd person point of view – no 1st person (I, me, my, we, our, us, mine) or 2nd person (you, your). Avoid contractions, clichs, and slang terminology.
  • Use the provided template to assist in formatting the title page and document.
  • Incorporate at least 3 scholarly sources into the paper. Cite all sources in APA format, both parenthetically and on a reference page.
  • Before submission, proofread and edit carefully for spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Not every error will be flagged automatically in word-processing programs, and some that are flagged as errors are actually correct.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 2-3 pages (not including the title or reference pages)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page (minimum of 3 academic articles)

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