select a topic and write a pre-write for a topic in the given format in the example table

CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC: Gun control

Statement of your position:

I believe that the national government should allow all people who stay in remote areas where the government cannot provide direct security to own guns.

Pro (agree)

Con (disagree)

Point 1 (subtopic):

Security

Source

(full citation):

Cooper, Marc. "Gun control is a misfire: What liberals and the NRA both get wrong." The American Conservative 15.2 (2016): 12+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 June 2016.

Goldberg, J. (2015). Gun Ownership with Stricter Controls Could Reduce Gun Violence. In N. Merino (Ed.), At Issue. Guns and Crime. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Atlantic, 2012, December)

Evidence (summary of argument):

National government should not provide security for everyone, so everyone should be in charge of their own security.

Owning a gun does not guarantee security for a person. It can be dangerous.

Point 2:

Remote areas

Source:

Cooper, p. x

Goldberg, p. x

Evidence:

Government should try to protect cities.

Some people living in remote areas should not own guns because…

Point 3:

Source:

Evidence: