Write a persuasive and researched argument in which you try to change someone’s mind about a given topic. You want to get your audience to agree with you that there is a problem and that the problem related to your issue is severe. This argument needs to relate in some way to one of the casebook, debate, or reading discussions that we have had (or will have) in our class. Considering what we have discussed as a class and conducting your own research (using academic and scholarly sources), you will want to identify a problem, form a position on the problem (make a claim/take a stance), and provide a logical, well-reasoned, and well-supported argument proving the problem associated with one of the issues. See possible topics/ideas below. Your paper should be 5-7 pages, with an additional Works Cited page, and you should have a minimum of four scholarly sources (not from your textbook). Even though I will not limit the number of electronic sources you may use, please do not use more than one website. All other electronic sources should be from academic journals and periodicals made available in online databases. All electronic sources must be documented and verified for credibility. In upcoming weeks, you will share your topic/issue and your thesis statement with me (and maybe with the class). NOTE: This assignment is not a formal policy proposal, so you need not provide a possible solution (save that for your Program Proposal paper). Therefore, your essay is not calling your audience to action; in other words, you don’t want to use words that convey what your audience should or should not do. The following is an example of an inappropriate thesis statement for an essay proving that there is a problem: Marijuana should be legalized because of its medicinal properties. Instead, you want to prove that there is a problem that needs acknowledging and that it needs acknowledging now (give the problem presence). An effective thesis statement proving that there is a problem would be more like the following: The US government today infringes on the rights and free will of individual citizens, which adversely affects American society
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