The Writing Lab – D204d http://bellevuecollege.edu/asc/writing 425-564-2200 How to Write an Argumentative Essay An argumentative essay uses reasoning and evidence—not emotion—to take a definitive stand on a controversial or debatable issue. The essay explores two sides of a topic and proves why one side or position is the best. The First Steps Choose a specific issue to discuss. Some debatable issues cover a wide range of topics. For example‚ “legalizing drugs” is too broad a subject because
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OBJECTIVE: * To determine the molecular weight of a volatile liquid by using Dumas method. METHOD: MATERIAL | CHEMICALS | 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask | Known liquid (2-propanol) | Rubber band | Unknown liquid | Boiling chips | | Watch glass | | 100 mL graduated cylinder | | Pin | | 600 mL beaker | | Hot plate | | Thermometer | | Room temperature water | | 6 × 6 and 8 × 8 aluminium foil | | PROCEDURE: SAFETY * Lab Coat and Safety Goggles. * Keep the bottles
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Subject: Chemistry SL Title: Preparation of a salt (lead iodide) by using precipitation method. Aim: To produce 1.50 g of lead iodide‚ PbI2‚ assuming 100 % conversion‚ using 1.00 g solid potassium iodide‚ KI‚ and 0.1 M lead nitrate‚ Pb(NO3)2 solution of volume 30 cm3 and hence calculate percentage yield. Calculations: 2KI(s) + Pb(NO3)2( aq) —> PbI2 (s) + 2KNO3 (aq) Mass of PbI2 to be produced = 1.5 g Moles of PbI2 = = 0.003 Moles of KI = 0.003*2 = 0.006 Mass of KI = 0.006*166 = 1.00 g
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Writing Handout E-5: Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay Guidelines Structuring a Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay A persuasive essay is simply a writer’s attempt to convince readers of the validity of a particular opinion on a controversial issue. The following steps should help you write a persuasive essay. 1. Carefully select a topic Choose a topic that interests you. An argument does not have to be a burning issue‚ but it must be a debatable topic. It can be anything you feel strongly about
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Adele Douglas and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt both start their argumentative piece by defining who their argument is targeted to as well as what they will be arguing. Over the course of the two contrasting papers‚ they both use similar and contrasting methods to try and convince the reader of their opinion. By doing this‚ a number of flaws as well as good techniques can be seen in both writings. In Adele Douglas’s argumentative letter‚ she starts by making her definitive stance‚ that stance being that eating
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The essay “Crito” is a dialog between Socrates and Crito’s‚ who is trying to convince Socrates to escape from prison and his ultimate death. Both parties give good reasons on their positions‚ but it ultimately is Socrates’s decision. The Conversation begins with Socrates questioning Crito‚ why he is there so early‚ which he replied that he comes to the prison often and knows the “prison-warder” (43a). He continues to tell Socrates that he could not sleep because his friend is about to be executed
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Part Two: Analytical Essay The appeal to tradition‚ also called argumentum ad antiquitatem‚ is a commonplace fallacy that posits that an idea is correct simply on the basis that it is similar to a past or present tradition. We see it everywhere: in government‚ in schools‚ in music‚ in the workplace‚ and even in sports. The book Moneyball by Michael Lewis is largely about this idea‚ where Lewis argues that even if something has been done traditionally for many years and worked‚ the traditional way
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• The two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction as defined by Madison are one by removing its causes; the other is‚ by controlling its effects which is controlling everyone’s opinions‚ interests and passions. Madison defined that faction was a number of citizens‚ whether a majority or minority gets united and activated by some common impulse of passion‚ or of interest of the community. • Among the two factions discussed by him‚ the first is to remove its causes which is destroying its liberty
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Argumentative Essay on Animal Testing ! AlexandraMatyas!!! In a country such as USA 26 million innocent animals are being experimented on for scientific and commercial testing. Animals such as mice‚ cats‚ dogs and many more are used to develop medical treatment. For example determine how toxic medicine can be‚ and to make sure of the safety in the products for humans. What happens in those labs is awful and frightening. Animals are addicted to drugs‚ anesthetized‚ get holes drilled into their heads
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EXAMPLE : USING MIXED METHOD: BOTH QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QuickStop Convenience Stores Background Once upon a time there was a successful line of convenience stores. We’ll call this group of stores "QuickStop". At some point a staff-member realised that QuickStop seemed to be patronised by many more men than women. This was passed along to the management team and they asked the store tellers to informally keep track of the proportions of men to women who came into their stores.
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