After the former U.S. Vice President Al Gore received the Nobel Prize for his work and efforts to raise awareness about global warming, he was asked to prepare a white paper on the subject. To enhance his credibility, he plans to present points and counterpoints to the subject.

For the subject ofGlobal Warming: Fact or Fiction listed below, do the following:

Step I:

Create an outline that has at least 3 levels to it.

For example, this is part of an outline for a paper whose subject is "Is the Economic Stimulus passed in January 2009, working?"

Background of the economic stimulus

a) Impetus for the bill

• Arguments for the bill
• Argument against the bill

Step II: Write a 750-1000-word paper that must follow and only follow the outline created in step I.

• The topic for this outline and paper isGlobal Warming: Fact or Fiction.
• The audience or readership of this paper is members of the U.S. Congress. 98% of the 535 representatives and senators are degreed lawyers.
• The purpose of the report is to convince members of Congress that there are2 opposing viewpoints about the impacts of global warming and to explain these viewpoints.
• Note: citations and a reference list are required for this paper in APA style.

You will be graded based on the following:

How deep your outline's topics andsubtopics go (at least 3 levels)

How well your paper follows your outline

How well your paper's jargon or terminology matches the level of expertise of the paper's audience

How well your paper meets the purpose of the paper

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