Argumentative body paragraph

Learning Outcomes:

Choose an appropriate and relevant quotation. Integrate a direct quotation that is thoroughly introduced with a signal phrase that establishes credibility and clearly distinguishes the writer s̓ ideas from the source s̓ ideas. Clearly cite the source with an error free in-text citation that refers directly to the appropriate works cited entry. Use precise language for emphasis, contrast, and rhythm, and successfully edit a document that contains no grammar errors.

Instructions:

First, complete all of the readings and quizzes on the Integrating Sources: Direct Quotationpage. Create an MLA style document. Read the excerpt from the outside source. Read the claim for an argumentative body paragraph. Choose appropriate language from the outside source that helps prove the claim in the argumentative body paragraph. Use that language in a direct quotation using the advice discussed in the readings and quizzes.

Donʼt forget to use a signal phrase and reporting verb to integrate the direct quotation into your own sentence. Donʼt forget that an in-text citation corresponds to the first item in the works cited entry. Don't forget to include a works cited page. Please write an entire argumentative body paragraph, along with the direct quotation you have created.

Finish writing the argumentative body paragraph.

Outside Source Excerpt:

The number of concealed carry handgun permits has skyrocketed since President Obama was first elected, while murder rates have fallen, according to a new report released Wednesday.

Since 2007, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared from 4.6 million to over 12.8 million, and murder rates have fallen from 5.6 killings per 100,000 people to just 4.2, about a 25 percent drop, according to the report from the Crime Prevention Research Center.

And the number of permits issued is increasing faster every year. Over 1.7 million new permits were issued last year — a 15.4 percent increase over 2013, the largest such single- year jump ever, according to the report from the center led by President John R. Lott and research director John E. Whitley.

The number of concealed carriers is likely even higher, since permits are not required in eight states.

Gun rights advocates say that the findings in the report fall in line with their personal experiences and research and directly refute the liberal argument that more guns lead to more violence.

Argumentative Body Paragraph with evidence missing:

A person who carries a concealed firearm while having a concealed-carry permit is not more likely to commit violent crime.

Works Cited Entry:

Howell, Kellan. “Murder Rates Drop as Concealed Carry Permits Soar.” The Washington Times, 14 July 2015, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/14/murder-rates-drop- as-concealed-carry-permits-soar-/. Accessed 1 August 2019