This week’s OWL reading on Organizing your ArgumentsLinks to an external site. presents three of the most common methods for structuring Persuasive Research Papers: The Toulmin, Rogerian, and Classical methods.
- Share which method you feel will be most appropriate or preferable for your Persuasive Research Paper. Why is this the best approach?
- Post a rough outline for your paper using the key sections of your chosen method as listed below.
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Toulmin
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Rogerian
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Classical
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Last of all, underline the text in your outline that best presents your thesis. Review the OWL resource Developing Strong Thesis StatementsLinks to an external site. if needed.
In your response posts, comment on your peers’ topics and theses. In particular, address whether their theses are sufficiently debatable and narrow.
For this discussion, you will post your proposed outline for the week 16 paper. This outline should include a rough idea of the topic and thesis statement, and what points you want to write about. You also need to list 2-3 sources which you are considering using. Remember, you must choose a topic which is relevant to nursing and/or healthcare.
For reference, your final Week 16 paper must meet the below requirements. Keep these in mind as you craft your outline for it:
- Your essay should be a Persuasive Research Paper
- Have a Cover page, in APA style
- Have a References page, in APA style
- Have 3-5 scholarly sources cited in the body of the paper in APA format.
- Have 3-5 scholarly sources with full citations on a References page in APA format.
- Be 10 pages in length
- Contain a clear, debatable, thesis statement
- Be double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt font, and have 1-inch margins