Argumentive paper
- 1000 word minimum (the word count does not include either the Works Cited page, or titling information).
- A Works Cited page that follows proper MLA Guidelines. Papers that fail to include a Works Cited page will incur a 10-point penalty.
- Direct textual evidence must be used to support your position. By “direct textual evidence,” I mean that papers must include both quotations and citations (in-text citations are preferred). If your paper does not include either quotations or citations it will incur a 20-point penalty.
- All papers must be submitted in a Word (.doc) file format and uploaded to SafeAssign. Google Docs submissions are not accepted. If I cannot open your file attachment, I cannot grade your paper which means it will earn a zero.
- All sources you use for these papers should be scholarly. The following is a non-exhaustive list of sources are not acceptable for use: Wikipedia, YouTube, Diffen.com, Quora, SparkNotes, Philosophy Now. If you have a question about whether or not to use a source, a good rule of thumb is to either ask or not use it.
Topic: Choosing a System of Ethics
******It should not:
- Be long.
- End on a cliffhanger that doesn’t directly tell the reader what you’re actually arguing, because you intend it to serve as a surprise in the conclusion.
- Get bogged-down in introducing concepts, ideas, names, etc.
- This means that your writing should reflect exactly what you mean (hence the preciseness), and should seek to convey your meaning using as few words and clunky/awkward language as possible (hence the conciseness). In other words, if you can say exactly what you mean using a ten word sentence, say it in ten words. If you can do it in seven, do it in seven.