Essay Assignment
The purpose of this essay is to prove my conclusion. The centerpiece of my introduction is my conclusion, and the chief purpose of the body paragraphs is to develop evidence for my conclusion.
My introduction should build a context for your issue, and lead down and state my conclusion.
(1) Define issue
Overview (summary) of two positions
Claim (Stance + Issue [Because] overall stated reason)
(2) Personal Investment/Historical background
Define the issue
Overview (summary) of two positions
Claim (Stance + Issue [Because] overall stated reason)
(1) State a specific point from opposition, explain it, and the give rebuttal.
a. For explanation you can develop specific point in a few sentences, half of paragraph or whole paragraph. However, if you write a whole paragraph for explaining a specific point from opposition, this should be a significant point.
b. Rebuttal: Your rebuttal can be a half paragraph, whole paragraph (you develop opposition in previous paragraph), or two paragraphs (you could develop a rebuttal that has point A and point B, and both are developed in two separate paragraphs). However, if you used one or more entire paragraphs for rebuttal, you should choose a significant idea from opposition
(2) State a specific idea from your position, and then develop it.
Evidence:
Expert Testimony (sources)
Common reasoning
Four Types of Argument, Example, Analogy, Authority, Causation
Fallacies
Comments on Content of Body Paragraphs
• Typically, don't begin your body paragraphs with a direct quote; use your own ideas
• Don't give a direct quote without setting it up; you should develop and use as much as you can the author, source (book, magazine, newspaper, Internet, etc.) in how you set up source. Use the authority of the source as much as you can.
• Please use your own comments to tie the paragraph together; it's important in this essay that you use your own ideas to tie individual body paragraphs and the entire essay together.
End Comments
(a) Remember, you must prove your thesis in the body paragraphs. Don't write an exploratory paper.
b) Check your in-text citations
a. use author's last name
b. if you don't have author's last name, use title of article in double quotes.
c. do not use the URL address for in-text citations
d. when in doubt cite a source.
e. at all cost avoid plagiarism.
c) Works Cited
a. Internet Citations: (1) name of author; (2) title of article; (3) Internet site; (4) date of publication; (5) URL address. (6) Date of Access
b. the entire page should be double-spaced.
c. second or third or fourth line of all sources should be indented.
d. organize the page alphabetically
Explain why drugs should be legalized in your opinion: My position is this...legalizing drugs would create revenue from taxes which could go to building schools and hospitals
Please use these sources:
Blodget, Henry. Business Insider: All Drugs Should be Legalized Immediately, Says Harvard Prof. 6 October 2010. Article.
Dale Gieringer, Ph.D. Revenues from Legalization. June 1994.
Fieser, James. "Drugs" From Moral Issues that Divide Us. 2008.
Smith, Phillip. The Drug Debate. 13 October 2010.
Wilson, James Q. Comentary Magazine: Articles Against the Legalization of Drugs. 1 May 1990.n.d. Document. Article.