Analysis Paper

• The thesis is as follows " Marijuana should be legalized"
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• LENGTH:   1,000 words (Times New Roman font). Exceeding the word count is not a good thing.
• SOURCES:   5 (five) sources total, with at least 1 (one) from a professional journal in the APUS Library (peer-reviewed)
• FORMAT:   The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline

Your introduction paragraph should include a “hook” to grab the reader's attention.  The thesis statement is typically seen in the first paragraph. To provide support for your thesis, you should use credible sources and cite them according to the style of your discipline. In this persuasive paper, you will follow this structure and include a counterargument in which you introduce and provide support for a contradictory point of view. Following the counterargument, you will provide a rebuttal, in which you explain why your initial point of view is more compelling than the counterargument. Both the counterargument and rebuttal should be integrated smoothly into your paper; no headings are needed to announce them. The conclusion should restate the strongest points from your argument and reinforce the conclusion while giving the reader something to think about moving forward. The conclusion may mention the counterargument and rebuttal.

Information from each of the five sources MUST be included in your position paper and it must also be cited. And you MUST use quotation marks around any language--even a single word or short phrase--you've borrowed from one of your sources. 

Must be APA Format