How does the way crime and violence are reported affect literacy skills for individuals?".

In this 1250-2000 word Argument Analysis, you will choose one scholarly text that pertains to your narrowed research question and conduct a thorough analysis. The text could be one you chose for Preparing for Argument Analysis , but if you have found a more relevant/ suitable/credible scholarly one since then, that is completely fine.

For this assignment, I am asking you to do four things:

1. Identify the text's a) purpose, b) main claim/thesis, c) community/discipline in which it's written, and d) target audience.

2. Conduct an analysis of a) the reasons/grounds provided for the main claim b) the warrants, i.e., stated or unstated assumption/s that underlie the main claim, c) evidence/backing of the claim, i.e. additional support for the grounds of claims, such as use of examples, statistics used, etc., and d) any concessions and/or counterarguments (if the writer includes these). Ask yourself the following four questions in doing your analysis:

· 1) What kind of support (such as appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility) is given?

· 2) How effective is this support given by the writer?

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· 3) How strong are any of the concessions/ counterarguments? If there aren't any, does that weaken the argument? Why?

· 4) What is the overall impression of the article, favorable or unfavorable, and to whom? Why?

3. Support your analysis by connecting examples and quotes from the course concepts (i.e., the readings) to your own analysis (in effect, your argument about the text's argument). Conclude with an overall evaluation of the effectiveness of the article and how it pertains to your research question.

4. Integrate and cite sources, using MLA. Must have a Works Cited page with at least two sources (likely one of our textbooks and the article you're analyzing)