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Topic Selection Worksheet

Complete Parts A through D below.

Part A: Topic Selection

Select a topic for your Week 5 Final Argument Paper using the following steps:

1. Review the Discipline Specific Resources for Rhetoric and Research.

1. Click on any discipline that interests you.

1. Each page has a description of the importance of rhetoric and research to degree programs and professional careers within that discipline.

1. The topics for you to choose from are below the “Importance of Rhetoric and Research” paragraph. Each topic has a link to an associated resource from the University Library to learn more about the topic.

1. Choose one topic from the list of topics under one of the disciplines. Please note the “Accessibility” area on the right is not one of the topics.

Respond to the following questions in 25-50 words total.

0. What is your selected topic?

1. My selected topic is death penalty. Death penalty is the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. The death penalty is a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, and a violation of humans rights but everyday people are put to death in countries around the world.(reprieve.org)

0. Why is this topic appropriate for an argument paper?

The reason is that there has been a group of people who have been in support of the death penalty and some people have also been against it therefore they debate on whether or not the death penalty should be allow therefore, this topic is appropriate for an argument paper.

Part B: Forming Your Position to Develop Your Argument

Respond to the following questions using the topic you selected.

1. What is your position related to your topic? (25-50 words total)

I think that the death penalty should not be enacted due to various reasons. The death penalty could be described as an act where people are killed for a crime that they have committed.

1. What are three reasons why you have this position about this topic? (25-50 words total)

1. In the Bible it is stated in one of the commandments, ‘Thou Shall Not Kill’ 1. It has not been proven whether the death penalty deters crime. 1. Innocent people may also be killed via a death penalty.

1. Do you believe research will support your reasons for this position? What will you do if you cannot locate research to support your reasons for your position? (25-50 words total)

I believe that research will support my reasons on the death penalty is abolished. However, if research does not support this, I will use the views of other people including politicians to see whether my position could be supported.

Part C: Drafting Your Thesis Statement

Create a rough draft of your thesis statement using your position and the reasons for your position. Your thesis statement will serve as the claim in your argument.

The death penalty has its pros and cons and my position is that it should not be present in any democratic state.

Part D: Components of an Argument

Arguments can be easily misunderstood and misinterpreted. There may be times when we do not fully evaluate arguments before forming our response to them, and our response may have been different if we fully understood what was being argued. Argument evaluation is important in everyday life to help you communicate effectively with others and to form your own arguments.

Select one article from any of the themes on the Article List.

Read the article, and respond to the following:

1. Provide an APA formatted reference of the article you selected. You may use the Reference and Citation Generator for assistance. <Enter your response here.>

Sarat, A., Kermes, R., Cambra, H., Curran, A., Kiley, M., & Pant, K. (2017). The Rhetoric Of Abolition: Continuity And Change In The Struggle Against America's Death Penalty, 1900-2010. Journal Of Criminal Law & Criminology, 107(4), 757-780.

1. In 25-50 words, indicate the author’s claim.

The author seeks to look at how capital punishment has changed in the United States of America. He also looks at how the American’s have struggled to end the death penalty especially between the years 1900 and 2010.

1. In 25-50 words, indicate what evidence or research is provided to support the author’s claim.

The author states that there have been framing arguments on the issue of the death penalty from the year 1900- 2010. He also suggests that there has been a campaign against it since many people are not in support of it as a form, of punishment.