*Aristotle* Reacting to a Written Argument : Responding to a Classmate's Argument

Full  Sail  University   ENC1102:  English  Composition  II  

  Reacting  to  a  Written  Argument:  Responding  to  a    

Classmate’s  Argument   Estimated  completion  time:  Two  hours

  For  this  assignment,  you  will  be  responding  to  a  classmate’s  argument—the  essay   they  posted  on  the  board  on  Sunday  night.  To  view  all  of  the  arguments,  you  will   need  to  go  into  the  “Activities”  tab  and  click  on  Sunday’s  discussion  there.  

  You  are  required  to  include  the  following  in  your  response:    

• State  which  classmate’s  arguing  you  are  responding  to.   • State  the  claim  of  the  argument—the  specific  statement  where  your  

classmate  presents  his  or  her  argument.   • Say  whether  you  agree  or  disagree  with  the  claim  made.   • Explain  why  you  agree  or  disagree.   • Also  say  whether  your  classmate  presented  a  strong  argument  and  whether  

he  or  she  supported  the  claim.  Provide  reasons  why  you  came  to  this   conclusion.  

• If  you  disagree,  provide  strong  support  for  your  side  of  the  argument.  If   necessary,  cite  outside  sources  to  defend  your  position.  You  will  be  expected   to  use  APA  formatting  to  document  any  claim  that  you  make.  

• If  you  agree,  provide  more  support  for  your  position.   • If  you  use  outside  sources,  include  both  in-­‐text  parenthetical  citations  and  a  

references  list.     Your  response  should  be  between  300  and  500  words  long  and  must  be  proofread   and  error-­‐free.  The  word  count  does  not  include  the  references  list  if  you  have  one.   Also,  break  the  response  into  paragraphs—do  not  write  one  long  paragraph.