Week 4 English Essay
English Composition I: Persuasive Essay Worksheet
Johnny Andino
Keiser University
English Composition
Mr. Johnson
In order to complete this assignment, respond to each prompt alongside the symbol
The following questions will ask you to consider the following elements necessary to compose your essay.
· Thesis statement
· Supporting claims
· Sources
· Opposing view
· Audience
· Goal (conclusion)
To compose your thesis statement, follow this example
Topic MINIMUM WAGE: Should the minimum wage be raised from its current $7.25 per hour?
Argument: I think it should not be raised.
#1 Reason that supports your argument: Increasing the minimum wage per hour is not a solution to eradicate poverty
#2 Reason that supports your argument: Increasing the wage limit also means that the economy risks saturation
#3 Reason that supports your argument: Increasing the minimum wage limit also affects the skill level that companies require when hiring.
Compose your thesis statement:
Minimum Wage should not be raised because increasing the minimum wage has numerous adverse effects on the economy and the people. The current minimum wage limit has been beneficial to many people in the United States. Despite there being a lot of low-income individuals, they can still afford necessities to run their lives
Write your topic sentence #1 here
Increasing the minimum wage per hour is not a solution to eradicate poverty. People understandably feel oppressed by the standard income rate. However, this is the best solution to stabilizing an economy.The current $7.25 wage per hour is enough at the moment. Consideration for increasing the wage will eventually be put up at some point. However, the process is gradual as it is subject to numerous algorithms. An abrupt increase in the minimum wage limit per hour pushes most companies out of businesses.
Write your topic sentence #2 here
Increasing the wage limit also means that the economy risks saturation. When there is a lot of cash flow in the economy, the price of goods consequently increases to balance the economic scale. Therefore, even with low-income people earning highly, the cost of living will be too high for them to afford. The result is an increased level of poverty and a wide gap between the poor and the rich.
Write your topic sentence here #3
Increasing the minimum wage limit also affects the skill level that companies require when hiring. When companies are forced to pay their employees highly, they result in raising the bar in terms of qualifications. High academic qualifications and many years of experience will be a requirement for hiring members of the staff (Gorry & Jackson, 2017). Most young people under the age of 24 will be shut by the move as they have no years of experience nor high academic qualifications.
Identify, summarize and align your sources.
Source (APA reference) #1:
Bradley, D. H. (2017). The Federal Minimum Wage: In Brief.
This source supports the sentence #1 because increasing minimum wage can cause many companies to go out of business as they will require more funds to pay the salaries.
Source (APA reference) #2:
Gorry, A., & Jackson, J. J. (2017). A note on the nonlinear effect of minimum wage increases. Contemporary Economic Policy, 35(1), 53-61.
This source supports sentence #2 because increasing minimum wage will increase the gap between rich and poor and therefore, it will cause unbalance when comes to lifestyle. There will be a high rise in terms of security in that at the end they have to earn a living and therefore, when there is no balance between the poor and rich in terms of wage there is a high crime rate for the society. The source points out the disadvantages of raising wages when also comes to high cost of living.
Source (APA reference) #3:
Gorry, A., & Jackson, J. J. (2017). A note on the nonlinear effect of minimum wage increases. Contemporary Economic Policy, 35(1), 53-61.
This source supports sentence #3 as it says that increasing the minimum wage will affect the skill set that companies consider when hiring. This is because at the end the company has to make profit and therefore, thy have to raise their skills proportional to the wages. This scenario will actually result to unemployment for the youths who have newly graduated. It therefore make sense that increase of the wages affects not only the company but also the clients. I therefore, reject the proposal of increasing the wages unless there is a convincing reason to do. Secondly, unless there is an assurance that when the wage is increased, it does not interfere with the company and the employers.
A persuasive essay presents a debatable topic. State the opposing view to your position.
The opposing view of this topic is that the minimum wage should be increased in order to improve quality of life. The perception of better life should be accompanied with increase wages does not add up. This however has caused a lot of misinformation and has resulted to increase in cost of living.
Define your audience. Audience is not the instructor or your peers (necessarily) but the persons or group you would like to convince that your position is valid and should be considered.
Audience of this essay are the persons who think that the minimum wage should be increased.
In the conclusion, you will restate the main argument. What is the goal of your essay? Write a statement that communicates the outcome or change you would like to see based on your argument.
The minimum wage should not be increased as it will adversely affect the economy. It will increase the gap between rich and poor and many people will less skill set will become jobless.