Argument essay

Finding a Gap in the Conversation: To fill out this worksheet, write the name of each source’s author in the block labeled “participant #”. Then, in each author’s row, fill out what each author believes when it comes to the questions at the bottom of the worksheet. This then allows you to compare the different authors’ stances and points of view more directly, see what’s NOT being said, and identify where the authors agree and disagree with one another.

	Does a problem exist?	How do we define the problem?	What causes the problem?	What effects does the problem have?	Is the problem good or bad?	What should we do about the problem?
Participant 1: Wilson
Participant 2: Stevens
Participant 3: Agreseti
Participant 4: Enderle
Participant 5: Lepore
Participant 6:
Participant 7:

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In addition to filling in the mapping worksheet, answer these questions:

· What did you learn about the debate fromfilling out the worksheet?

· Where do the participants disagree the most?

· Which of the participants do you agree with? Which do you disagree with?

· What sort of evidence do the authors give to support their claims? Which evidence is most compelling and convincing?

· What gaps exist in the conversation? In other words, are there any solutions, definitions, causes, etc that they are not suggesting that would help move the conversation forward?