Argumentative research

ENG 102 Argument Research Paper Guidelines

The Argument Research Paper should contain enough of the objective information that was covered in the Informative paper for the audience to understand the argument analysis that is presented in it (this can usually be done in the first 1-2 body paragraphs). It will also contain an enthymeme analysis of the opposing claims and reasons being made by the stakeholders, weighing out the strengths and weaknesses of each of the opposing enthymemes, and utilize the Toulmin schema to present your argument analysis and argument of your own. Unlike the Informative paper, the Argument paper should take a position or stance on the debate presented in a thesis, make claims supported by evidence from your research throughout your analysis of the opposing enthymemes, and address the opposing arguments in them. All opposing views to your own must be addressed and either disputed or conceded, as well as present your own argument throughout the enthymeme analysis.

The file for the paper must contain the following

1. Final draft of research paper including the following: *Properly formatted title page *Properly formatted combination outline, with a thesis at the top and complete topic sentences *Properly formatted paper body *Properly formatted Works Cited page (for all web sources, be sure to include URL addresses; for all sources from databases, be sure to include the database titles as shown in the LBB)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

*MLA format throughout *Body of paper a MINIMUM of 4 and a MAXIMUM of 5 pages, 12 point Times/Times New Roman font, typed, double-spaced, 1-in. margins on all sides *Works Cited page listing AT LEAST 12 different sources. An anthology is a single source; CQ Researcher is a single source). Be sure that all information that is summarized, paraphrased, or directly quoted is properly attributed and cited in paper, that all sources referred to in the paper are listed on the Works Cited page, and that all entries listed on the Works Cited page are referenced in the paper. *Parenthetical/in-text citations (in parentheses, in body of paper) must be in proper MLA format with no more than 20% coming from any one source or source type.

JB Waters 10/24