ARGUMANTATION ESSAY, Can someone help me?

ARGUMENTATION ESSAY

Guidelines

· For this final paper, you must first watch one presidential debate of your choosing. Choose well, because the quality of your source material will determine the quality of your argument. Your job will be to argue FOR a particular candidate of your choosing. It is preferred that you consider the current election cycle candidates. For this reason, you might have to rely on policy decisions by our current administration (via news reports, interviews, etc.) or look to the recent Democratic debates.

· Be very wary of the sources you use – if you are not entirely sure of its credibility, please consult me.

· Essentially, you are building a case for a candidate because you think they are fit to remain/become President.

· To support your argument, you will point out the fallacies committed by the opponent and the effective use of logos, pathos, ethos by your desired candidate.

· You must point out at least 2 fallacies committed by the opponent, and at least 2 rhetorical (persuasive) strategies (logos, pathos, ethos) used by your desired candidate.

Here is a sample of how the essay might be developed:

In our current political climate, the Left and the Right have never been more divisive and antagonistic towards each other. Compromise and “meeting half-way” on issues has become synonymous with “giving in” and losing. Yet the idea of winning and losing is far too superficial in what should be the mature and nuanced arena of American government. In our current election cycle, Republicans seek to preserve the incumbent President Trump while the Democratic party seeks to offer a new candidate and regain control of the Executive office. From a wide variety of potential candidates, only one truly seems capable and willing to “reach across the aisle” and make positive changes for our future: XXX.

In the second televised debate aired on CNN, XXX opened with their established platform: eliminate super-PACs and gerrymandering, establish a dignified path to citizenship for immigrants, and fund for research into climate change. Let us begin by dissecting the logos, or logical appeal behind eliminating super PACs and gerrymandering districts. If one wants to uphold the coveted concept of a true democracy, this should mean that every person has a voice in choosing the leaders of this country—whether they are rich, poor, or somewhere in between. Sadly, many of the political candidates in the last 50 years have been chosen largely due to enormous campaign contributions made by large corporations; contributions that regular people cannot compete with. These corporations don’t make multi-million dollar contributions from the goodness of their hearts; they call in favors once that candidate is in office, bypassing the democratic process and buying their way in. INSERT RESEARCHED EXAMPLE HERE, THEN (SOURCE).