1 The University Writing Center “Because writers need readers” Research Paper and Argument Topics Race and Ethnicity Gender and Sexuality Multiculturalism and Diversity Advertising and Marketing Economic Issues Environmental Issues Media Issues Consumerism and Convenience Culture TV and Film Sports and Entertainment Race and Ethnicity • • • • • • • • • • • Should racial profiling be a legitimate law enforcement policy in some areas? Should Affirmative Action for state university enrollment be continued
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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technology has made significant advancements and improvements in life‚ one must also consider how technology has hurt the environment. In the article “Which Species Will Live?” Michelle Nijhuis explains how technology has led to the important moral issue of whether or not to focus on saving one species at the cost of ignoring another and let it fall victim to extinction. David Foster Wallace’s article “Consider the Lobster” deals with the Maine Lobster Festival and shows how technology has led
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Good morning I bid to Madam / Mister Chairman‚ honorable adjudicators‚ my respected opponents and members of the audience. With the key terms explained by the first speaker‚ let us examine our motion once again. Mass media is the major contributor to teenage social problems today. In the light of our definitions‚ is this a valid proposition? Let us consider some arguments in favor of this proposition. I‚ as the opposition’s deputy minister‚ disagree with the motion because I believe that teenagers
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Plato’s Phaedo contains Plato’s argument for the idea that the soul exists before birth. This argument relies heavily on Plato’s Theory of Forms. For Plato‚ the sensory‚ material world is full of impermanence‚ instability‚ contradiction‚ and illusion. Therefore‚ Plato says‚ for knowledge to be possible‚ there must be a realm of objects‚ namely “Forms”‚ which exist outside of the spatiotemporal realm‚ and which mediate our knowledge of the sensory world. These Forms are more real than objects in the
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dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience
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RECONSTRUCTING ARGUMENTS Deductive and Inductive Here we are to learn the techniques for PART I‚ Making a Critique- i.e.‚ argument reconstruction‚ by doing the following “steps”: 1. Read the discourse; 2. Number and Bracket arguments; 3. Write an Index of Claims; and 4. Tree-Diagram the arguments. What is critiquing? Benjamin Samuel Bloom (1913 – 1999) - the creator of Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956) following a framework for categorizing educational goals: Taxonomy of Educational
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The Language of Argument I think that there is either a six pack of Molson Golden in the fridge upstairs or a six of Sam Adams in the fridge downstairs. Informed sources tell me that there are no Molsonsleft in the house. So‚ there is a six pack of cold Sam Adams waiting for us there. Put the argument in standard form. There is either a six pack of Molson Golden in the fridge upstairs or a six of Sam Adams in the fridge downstairs. There are no Molsonsin the house. • There
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online have specific meanings in regard to computer technology and telecommunications. In general online indicates a state of connectivity. Online shopping‚ e-banking‚ social networking‚ e-commerce‚ website hosting‚ online video games etc. are some of examples of online technologies. As computers have become more affordable over time‚ the number of Australian households using computers and accessing the internet has significantly increased. According to Australian Social Trends as computers have become
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Argumentation Essay Although the rate of teenage pregnancies in America has dropped in recent years‚ it is still significantly higher than our counterparts in the world. Do teenagers in America have more sexually active lives than teens in other countries? No‚ in fact‚ studies show that teenagers in Europe have more active sex lives than teens in America. So what is the root cause of this epidemic? There are many; ones that society can and cannot control. Some of these problems are a no-brainer fix
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