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Crafting an effective argument is an essential skill to sharpen as you pursue any career, and it also affects interactions within your personal life. In this assignment, you will use logic and emotion to prove an argument. This assignment taps into your ability to write to a specific audience and apply a process to plan, draft, edit, and share your writing. You will also be able to practice writing about a topic you are interested in and incorporating evidence into your writing. Before completing this assignment, review the Academic Writing and Citations Resources located in the Learning Activities folder. These will help you construct an effective persuasive argument and format citations and references.
Choose one question from the list below or create your own question to argue for this assignment. Your finished assignment should persuade someone to accept your point of view, so ensure your topic is debatable (i.e., there should be another side to the issue). You should be able to convince others using your specific reasoning and by incorporating evidence from reliable sources. Why are you best suited for the career you are pursuing rather than another career?
Why is the employer you chose to research in your Wk 2 Writing Reaction and Review assignment better or worse than another employer in that industry?
Is it better to work onsite or remotely? Is it better to work with a team or individually? What is a creative, debatable idea related to your chosen career? Note: This is a good opportunity to conduct further research about the employer you will write your cover letter to in your Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Cover Letter and Reflection. Using your classmates as the audience, write a 350- to 525-word persuasive argument in a structure of your choice about your chosen topic in which you:
State your argument topic. Determine and present your position on this topic. Explain the reasons for your position in paragraph format and include evidence from reliable sources.
Format your assignment by:
Including a clear beginning (introduction), middle, and end (conclusion)
Creating paragraphs that make your perspective and reasons evident
Presenting your position at the start of your argument in your introduction and reviewing it at the end of your work in your conclusion
Writing and editing your response in an electronic document
***Cite your sources and format your assignment according to APA guidelines. Check out the Assessment Support section for a link to the Center for Writing Excellence, where you can find the Reference & Citation Generator.
Note: You might find it helpful to review feedback from your faculty member on previous assignments in this course before completing this assignment.
***Submit your assignment as one Microsoft Word document attachment .doc or .docx.