For this assignment, you will be writing an argumentative essay\u2013a piece of writing that requires you to take a position, what rhetoricians call a <\/span>claim<\/a>, on a debatable topic (that is, a topic with more than one side). Specifically, you will present a <\/span>policy claim<\/a> <\/span>where you argue for or against a change of some kind. This <\/span>claim<\/a> <\/span>should be supported by reliable, credible <\/span>evidence<\/a> <\/span>(i.e. <\/span>scholarly sources<\/a>) backed by research. In addition to presenting your <\/span>claim<\/a>, you will also need to acknowledge the other side, which is called the <\/span>counterargument<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Length:<\/span> <\/span>This assignment should be at least 750 words. <\/span><\/p>\n Thesis<\/a>: <\/span><\/span>Underline your <\/span>thesis statement<\/a> <\/span>or the main <\/span>claim<\/a> <\/span>of your letter.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Supporting Points<\/a>: <\/span><\/span>Plan to develop at least three strong <\/span>supporting points<\/a> <\/span>to accompany your <\/span>thesis<\/a> <\/span>and at least one <\/span>counter<\/a>. Each supporting point should equate to at least one <\/span>body paragraph<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Assignment Prompt For this assignment, you will be writing an argumentative essay\u2013a piece of writing that requires you to take a position, what rhetoricians call a claim, on a debatable topic (that is, a topic with more than one side). Specifically, you will present a policy claim where you argue for or against a change of some kind. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[14],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/10404"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/10404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=10404"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=10404"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=10404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Assignment-Specific Requirements:<\/h4>\n