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Complete Parts A through D below.

Part A: Topic Selection

Select a topic for your Week 5 Final Argument Paper using the following steps: • Review the Discipline Specific Resources for Rhetoric and Research. • Click on any discipline that interests you.

o Each page has a description of the importance of rhetoric and research to degree programs and professional careers within that discipline.

o The topics for you to choose from are below the “Importance of Rhetoric and Research” paragraph. Each topic has a link to an associated resource from the University Library to learn more about the topic.

• Choose one topic from the list of topics under one of the disciplines. Please note the “Accessibility” area on the right is not one of the topics.

Respond to the following questions in 25-50 words total.

o What is your selected topic?

My selected topic is, what is individual and corporate social responsibility?

o Why is this topic appropriate for an argument paper?

I chose this topic because it has various points of discussion such as social responsibility as individual and corporat. It is a topic that will have adequate points of arguments.

Part B: Forming Your Position to Develop Your Argument

Respond to the following questions using the topic you selected.

1. What is your position related to your topic? (25-50 words total)

My position for tis topic is to focus on how individual and corporate social responsibility has affected current businesses. In the sense that social has replaced traditional ways of condusting business.

2. What are three reasons why you have this position about this topic? (25-50 words total)

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a. Individual and corporate social responsibility has improved how business is conducted.

b. Social responsibility is dynamic. It is evolving everyday.

c. All businesses have embraced social responsibilities. It helps businesses to survive.

3. Do you believe research will support your reasons for this position? What will you do if you cannot locate research to support your reasons for your position? (25-50 words total)

Research will support the reasons for this position, this is because this topic is what happening in the current business world henece there is adequate reserch for my position in this matter.

Part C: Drafting Your Thesis Statement

Create a rough draft of your thesis statement using your position and reasons for your position. Your thesis statement will serve as the claim in your argument.

Thesis Statement: For businesses to survive in this current market, they need to be on the Internet. Do all Businesses have internet presence or its just a bluff.

Part D: Components of an Argument

Arguments can be easily misunderstood and misinterpreted. There may be times when we do not fully evaluate arguments before forming our response to them, and our response may have been different if we fully understood what was being argued. Argument evaluation is important in everyday life to help you communicate effectively with others and to form your own arguments.

Select one article from any of the themes on the Article List.

Read the article, and respond to the following:

1. Provide an APA formatted reference of the article you selected. You may use the Reference and Citation Generator for assistance.<Enter your response here.>

"The power of mentors and sponsors: closing the workplace gender inequality gap. Yu Andrea" Maclean's, Apr. 2017.Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Retrieved from https://library.phoenix.edu/ENG200r2/w2

2. In 25-50 words, indicate the author’s claim.

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When it comes to the office and the workspace there are various issues when it comes to gender inequality. Hence the author claims proper mentorship might help in dealing with such an issue.

3. In 25-50 words, indicate what evidence or research is provided to support the author’s claim.

The author has been able to look at various case studies which have led to the conclusion that proper mentorship and sponsors, might help in dealing with workplace gender inequality.