Paper

I

magine

that

you

are

running

for

governor

of

South

Carolina

and

you

must

prepare

a

position

paper

for

a

debate

on

controversial

issue

of

online

harassment

in

the

news.

Remember

that

you

are

addressing

a

significant

segment

of

your

state’s

population

and

you

want

to

be

elected

to

public

office

.

You

will

want

your

position

paper

to

demonstrate

critical

thinking,

sound

logic,

valid

claims,

personal

passion,

an

d

credible

support

that

is

cited

correctly

because

the

paper

will

be

provided

to

the

news

media

before

the

debate

and

will

be

scrutinized

by

the

media

and

reported

on

regarding

these

criteria.

Write

a

two

to

three

(2

-

3)

page

(500

to

750

words)

paper

in

which

you:

1.

Introduce

your

position

using

a

thesis

statement

in

the

first

paragraph,

including

a

quote,

question,

or

statistic

from

your

reliable

sources

and

an

overview

of

the

main

points

you

will

cover.

(It’s

important

to

grab

the

audience’s

interest

and

inform

the

audience

of

what

the

main

and

support

points

are.)

2.

Provide

two

or

three

(2

-

3)

major

points

to

support

your

thesis

statement.

(Put

each

major

point

in

a

separate

paragraph.)

3.

Provide

one

(1)

paragraph

in

which

y

ou

identify

and

answer

an

expected

argument

against

your

view.

4.

Organize

arguments

and

support

your

claims

effectively.

5.

Demonstrate

personal

passion

for

your

position

and

critical

thinking

with

persuasive

language,

sound

logic,

valid

claims,

and

credible

su

pport

for

the

claims.

6.

Use

the

Strayer

University

Library

at

https://research.strayer.edu

to

locate

and

provide

two

to

three

(2

-

3)

credible

and

reliable

sources

(in

addition

to

the

textbook)

about

current

events,

which

have

been

published

in

the

last

five

(

5)

years

and

are

cited

correctly

in

the

position

paper.

(

Wikipedia,

dictionaries,

and

encyclopedias

are

unacceptable

and

will

not

count

toward

your

number

of

credible

sources.

)

Imagine that you are running for governor of South Carolina and you must prepare a

position paper for a debate on controversial issue of online harassment in the news.

Remember that you are addressing a significant segment of your state’s population and

you want to be elected to public office.

You will want your position paper to demonstrate critical thinking, sound logic,

valid claims, personal passion, and credible support that is cited correctly

because the paper will be provided to the news media before the debate and

will be scrutinized by the media and reported on regarding these criteria.

Write a two to three (2-3) page (500 to 750 words) paper in which you:

1. Introduce your position using a thesis statement in the first paragraph,

including a quote, question, or statistic from your reliable sources and an

overview of the main points you will cover. (It’s important to grab the

audience’s interest and inform the audience of what the main and support

points are.)

2. Provide two or three (2-3) major points to support your thesis statement. (Put

each major point in a separate paragraph.)

3. Provide one (1) paragraph in which you identify and answer an expected

argument against your view.

4. Organize arguments and support your claims effectively.

5. Demonstrate personal passion for your position and critical thinking with

persuasive language, sound logic, valid claims, and credible support for the

claims.

6. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate

and provide two to three (2-3) credible and reliable sources (in addition to the

textbook) about current events, which have been published in the last five (5)

years and are cited correctly in the position paper. (Wikipedia, dictionaries,

and encyclopedias are unacceptable and will not count toward your number

of credible sources.)