ARGUMENT ESSAYS* Essential elements of an argument essay: 1. Written on a controversial topic 5. Uses sound logic 2. Expresses a clear stance 6. Anticipates and refutes opponents views 3. Provides convincing support 7. Organizes information in emphatic order 4. Uses a reasonable tone 8. Appeals to the reader’s emotions‚ ethics‚ logic Reasonable tone: reasonable tone uses qualifying words: usually‚ seldom‚ some‚ few‚ many‚ most‚ often‚ frequently‚ perhaps‚ seldom‚ it seems likely
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Free speech should not be limited because our country was built on freedom of speech. It’s what made segregation illegal‚ slavery abolished‚ and helped build our nation today. American was built on the constitutional right‚ being freedom of speech. The country would be chaotic if the right was taken away from us but there are circumstances where individuals go too far and overuse the right to freedom of speech. One can express what they have to say‚ but there is a certain way one should go out and
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2013 Word Count: 754 Argument Essay Some individuals would agree that torture would be necessary if terrorist/criminals that were captured possessed information that could potentially harm millions of people or families. Now torture has taken on a whole new meaning. Torture is the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something‚ or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain. In Michael Levin’s essay “The Case of Torture‚”
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Princess B. Towe English 101-017 21 November 2014 Argument Essay Why Smokers should Stop Smoking? It is a fact that most of the people who smoke are aware that it’s not good for them. Then why they continue smoking? Maybe they do it because they haven’t really become conscious about all the effects that smoking has. There are a lot of reasons they shouldn’t smoke and to talk about all of them will probably take me much more than a college essay length. But I personally think there are three important
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ARGUMENT ESSAY GRADING As students we all have been challenged to do our best. Throughout our lives we have been labeled with our grades; in high school‚ the ones with low grades were left alone in misery‚ while the ones with higher grades were praised as the leaders of this horse race. Then‚ the question that comes into mind is: is it right to categorize students‚ does grading contribute to education? It is assumed and stated in
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THE DEFINTION OF GENEROSITY Developing the generosity trait can and will impact a person life in way that will amaze them. Generosity; as defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ is “the quality of being kind‚ understanding‚ and not selfish: the quality of being generous: especially willingness to give money and other valuable items to others.” Generosity‚ when first incorporated‚ gives new perspective to ordinary luxuries most likely that have been taken for granted. During life people develop
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German Estrada Mrs. Trejo English 1A 07/09/2013 Argument Essay We live in a small world. People are always going to be rude‚ offensive‚ and uncivil‚ and that’s just how this world is. I am not saying everyone is though‚ but once in a while we see or hear that part of someone who just is not having the best of days and is being the rudest most disrespectable person anyone has ever seen and that automatically makes that person a bad influence in our society. Well I do not think it is‚ every person
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Collin Brozek Scott Harber Comp. I April 14th‚ 2013 Argument Essay There are a plethora of reasons why pop and soft-drinks are bad for personal health as well as the environment. Never the less there have been an increase of obesity cases and children with diabetes caused solely by the consumption of sugar filled beverages. The consumption of soft-drinks and other carbonated beverages have multiple negative effects‚ and I want to briefly cover ten or so reason as to why soda is hazardous to
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Vuong Lam Professor Dubro ENG 111 January 26‚ y Workplace Discrimination Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people‚ especially based on their skin color‚ race‚ sex‚ religion‚ or disability. In an ideal world people would have the equal rights and opportunities when they apply for any kind of jobs. But the fact is that we still constantly face a lot of neglect based on our differences. The worst case is that it’s still happening in this century and it’s
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Life of a Sisterhood What is sisterhood? Sisterhood is based upon these essential qualities such as trust‚ loyalty‚ protection and emotional support. As well as being a role model for one another and never feeling alone‚ knowing that there’s always someone to lean on. Sisterhood is found‚ not just at Bennett College but also all over the world starting with your family to long life friendships. It is a bond that is never broken. Sisterhood is built on trust and loyalty and without these things
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