Phase 3 Argument Analysis
Phase 3 IP
Colorado Technical University Online
Four Points
1. I have learned that my topic is very controversial and can take on different arguments with the changing of one word. I wasn’t aware of all the information and articles related to this subject. When I brainstormed this interest, I felt that I would be hard-pressed to find information supporting or opposing. Researching my information has taken six to seven hours at a time to come up with the right viewpoints. Evaluating resources was a new one for me.
While researching one parent choosing to stay home and raising children, I found supporting and opposing information. I found articles and books on money being a focus for both parents working. …show more content…
I found advice on how to downsize so that one income would be sufficient. One article described how daycare provides better programs and activities than a parent could provide. Online careers were suggested in many of the articles in favor of one parent staying home raising children.
2. Two working parents simply doesn’t add up, better adjusted and secure children does.
3. Adding up can take on several meanings. Finances are what come to most people’s minds. Here is what I found to be reality in my own life and in many of the articles. Transportation and all the costs associated with the second car. Wardrobe and personal appearance products for that second person. Daycare costs for any child not of a school age. Increased food costs for eating out for lunch. Many of the examples I found and experienced show that the second job mainly pays for the act of working.
Raising better children involves one of the parents staying home to raise the children. Research has discovered that for parents to be away from infants for more than a few hours is damaging. Many parents who work feel it is best for the child for them to be home, but feel it is a financial necessity. I want to be my child’s role model and not a stranger, so why should I send him/her to someone else to raise them?
4. Argument Outline
1) Identify and briefly describe the problem that is the topic for your argument.
Parents are choosing to both work careers instead of considering the consequences on the child’s upbringing and calculating the financial costs of working that second job.
2) In one to two sentences, state your solution to this problem as clearly as possible.
The solution is downsizing the finances and one parent staying home to raise the children. Knowledge and understanding about what it takes to do this and the benefits on the family are keys to this solution.
3) Identify and briefly describe your intended audience for the essay.
I am targeting all working parents who believe that there is no way around one parent staying home with their children.
4) List any questions, objections, etc. your audience might have in response to your proposed solution.
I might be faced with people saying that one income isn’t enough to pay the bills. I might have people saying that they don’t want to live an unfulfilling life due to not having any money. I might have fears of one parent becoming dependent upon the other. I will have questions about online jobs and careers. I will also get questions of which parent should stay home. I might get parents stating that they have a right to be the person they want to be.
5) Complete the following chart by filling in the reasons which support your argument and the evidence which proves that each reason is "true." Hint: reasons tell your audience why your opinion/point of view is valid, why your opinion is "true."
Reasons--list a minimum of three reasons in the boxes below, one reason per box Evidence--list the specific evidence which supports the reason. (List 3)
Reason 1
Children that are parent raised are more productive in society. Supporting
Evidence
Since the early 1960’s, drug and alcohol abuse, teen-age suicide and pregnancy have increased in each decade to follow. These decades have also increased in percentages of dual income households.
Reason 2
Less stress in house when one parent does not work. Supporting Evidence
One person at home can take care of many tasks as they interact and take care of a child. Trying to complete these tasks after arriving home from work can be taxing when you are tired and stressed from the job. Communication and planning of the budget will enable this to happen.
Reason 3
Money doesn’t produce better children, parents time does. Supporting Evidence
Money can buy someone else raising your children. Quality time can be given by a parent where a caregiver has many to look after. A parent has a vested interest in the outcome of that child.
Colorado Technical University Online
Four Points
1. I have learned that my topic is very controversial and can take on different arguments with the changing of one word. I wasn’t aware of all the information and articles related to this subject. When I brainstormed this interest, I felt that I would be hard-pressed to find information supporting or opposing. Researching my information has taken six to seven hours at a time to come up with the right viewpoints. Evaluating resources was a new one for me.
While researching one parent choosing to stay home and raising children, I found supporting and opposing information. I found articles and books on money being a focus for both parents working. …show more content…
I found advice on how to downsize so that one income would be sufficient. One article described how daycare provides better programs and activities than a parent could provide. Online careers were suggested in many of the articles in favor of one parent staying home raising children.
2. Two working parents simply doesn’t add up, better adjusted and secure children does.
3. Adding up can take on several meanings. Finances are what come to most people’s minds. Here is what I found to be reality in my own life and in many of the articles. Transportation and all the costs associated with the second car. Wardrobe and personal appearance products for that second person. Daycare costs for any child not of a school age. Increased food costs for eating out for lunch. Many of the examples I found and experienced show that the second job mainly pays for the act of working.
Raising better children involves one of the parents staying home to raise the children. Research has discovered that for parents to be away from infants for more than a few hours is damaging. Many parents who work feel it is best for the child for them to be home, but feel it is a financial necessity. I want to be my child’s role model and not a stranger, so why should I send him/her to someone else to raise them?
4. Argument Outline
1) Identify and briefly describe the problem that is the topic for your argument.
Parents are choosing to both work careers instead of considering the consequences on the child’s upbringing and calculating the financial costs of working that second job.
2) In one to two sentences, state your solution to this problem as clearly as possible.
The solution is downsizing the finances and one parent staying home to raise the children. Knowledge and understanding about what it takes to do this and the benefits on the family are keys to this solution.
3) Identify and briefly describe your intended audience for the essay.
I am targeting all working parents who believe that there is no way around one parent staying home with their children.
4) List any questions, objections, etc. your audience might have in response to your proposed solution.
I might be faced with people saying that one income isn’t enough to pay the bills. I might have people saying that they don’t want to live an unfulfilling life due to not having any money. I might have fears of one parent becoming dependent upon the other. I will have questions about online jobs and careers. I will also get questions of which parent should stay home. I might get parents stating that they have a right to be the person they want to be.
5) Complete the following chart by filling in the reasons which support your argument and the evidence which proves that each reason is "true." Hint: reasons tell your audience why your opinion/point of view is valid, why your opinion is "true."
Reasons--list a minimum of three reasons in the boxes below, one reason per box Evidence--list the specific evidence which supports the reason. (List 3)
Reason 1
Children that are parent raised are more productive in society. Supporting
Evidence
Since the early 1960’s, drug and alcohol abuse, teen-age suicide and pregnancy have increased in each decade to follow. These decades have also increased in percentages of dual income households.
Reason 2
Less stress in house when one parent does not work. Supporting Evidence
One person at home can take care of many tasks as they interact and take care of a child. Trying to complete these tasks after arriving home from work can be taxing when you are tired and stressed from the job. Communication and planning of the budget will enable this to happen.
Reason 3
Money doesn’t produce better children, parents time does. Supporting Evidence
Money can buy someone else raising your children. Quality time can be given by a parent where a caregiver has many to look after. A parent has a vested interest in the outcome of that child.