position paper

Essay 3: Position Paper Outline & References Page due
After you have read your assigned reading for this week, choose a topic that has at least two clear points of view that can each be defended in an academic and verifiable manner. It is best to check with your professor to make sure your topic is appropriate. Once you have decided on your topic and the point of view you want to build upon, write an outline for your position essay.

While the final draft of this paper is not due until the end of Week 8, you will submit an outline and references page to your professor this week. Please note that you will also be required to submit a draft to your professor in Week 6 and to our peer review in Week 7.

Refer to this week's lecture for detailed requirements and guidelines on how to write an outline for a position essay.

Successful Outline Requirements:

Follow the sample format in this week’s lecture to create an outline appropriate in scope for a 5-page persuasive paper (in addition to the title page and reference page) with no less than 3 academic sources included. NOTE: please avoid topics that are focused on religious, moral, or overly emotional debates.
You must clearly state your topic (which should be debatable in nature), draft an introduction paragraph, with a complete and persuasive thesis statement, and outline three main points that you will discuss in your paper, followed by two sub-points for each main point. Remember to include both viewpoints/sides of the topic.
A possible conclusion paragraph should also be drafted.
Outlines should not exceed one page, unless discussed and approved with your professor.
Provide APA references for three academic sources that you plan to use to support your position.
Be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word 2010 document (.docx), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font
After reading “TV Watching: The Top Environmental Hazard for Children” by Todd Huffman, note your initial reactions to the essay. In one paragraph, record your strongest reaction to the essay and explain why you think you may have reacted that way. From what perspective are you reacting, that of a parent or that of a child? What factors outside of the essay might have influenced your reaction?

Your assignment this week is to write a draft of your rhetorical analysis. First, read this week's lecture. Then go to the search engine of your choice and search for this phrase: "vintage ads." Include the quotation marks to search for exactly that phrase.
Tell us about the ad you chose: name the product and the year the ad was published.
Remember that the goal of advertising is to make you spend your money on products and services. Does the ad motivate you to buy the product or service?
How does the ad use ethos, pathos, or logos to make you desire the product?
•Ethos relies on the credibility or the authority of the ad itself ("I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV.");
•Pathos is an appeal to your emotions ("Coke adds life.");
•Logos is an appeal to your intellect (Ads that show great gas mileage numbers for a car appeal to your intelligence—they imply that you have the brains to buy the most efficient vehicle.).
What elements create ethos, pathos, or logos in the ad that you chose? Discuss 2-3 elements that work to create the rhetorical appeal (ethos, logos, pathos) that you detect. Some elements you might analyze are
• The use of colors
• The appearance of people in the ad or their expressions
• The way the product is photographed or displayed
• Words used in the ad
Here is some advice. In your discussion:
1) Avoid summarizing the ad—let's not look at the ad and describe it. Keep in mind that this is not a description paper.
2) Avoid talking about your experience with the product or service depicted in the ad. Keep in mind that this is not a testimonial paper.
Make sure that you are writing about how the ad makes you want to spend your money on a product or service. Ethos, pathos, logos...
By working on this now, you will write material that you can use in your draft to turn in this week.