Why do young people not vote as much as other age groups?

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Essay 4: Arguing for Causes or Effects

For Essay 4, write a minimum 600-word essay on a topic that focuses on the causes or effects of your choice of topic. You can find some helpful ideas in “Cause and Effect Essay Topics,” found in Modules/Assignments. There are about 100 topics on the site.

If you are having trouble understanding what arguing for causes and effects is all about, then take a look at the prompts below. The key to Essay 4 is to remember to structure your essay by choosing three causes or three effects and then developing each in its own supporting paragraph.

Here are some sample prompts. Feel free to use one of these as your topic, but you can choose any topic that you like.

1. Why do young people not vote as much as other age groups?

2. Why are teen pregnancy rates lower than they have been in decades?

3. Why do some people follow celebrities?

4. What are the effects of high tuition costs?

5. What have been the short-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic?

If you choose one of the ‘why’ questions, then you are arguing for causes. What are three causes (reasons) that young people don’t vote in large numbers? If you choose one of the ‘what’ questions, then you are arguing for effects. What are three effects of high tuition costs?