Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 7 and 8 in your textbook <\/span>With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking<\/em> <\/span>(Updated ed.). The University of Arizona Global Campus.<\/p>\n In week one paper, Evaluating Arguments from Popular Sources, you examined arguments from non-scholarly sources. This week\u2019s paper gives you a chance to investigate scholarly reasoning on your topic. Use the same topic you selected for the Week 1 assignment.<\/p>\n For this assignment, you will present and evaluate an argument from a scholarly source on your topic. You will also share other scholarly sources that you have found that will be relevant to your final paper. For an example of how to complete this paper, look at the <\/span>Week Three Example Paper<\/em><\/a> <\/span><\/span>Download Week Three Example Paper<\/span><\/a><\/span>and download it.<\/p>\n Begin by finding <\/span>three scholarly articles<\/em> <\/span>that address your topic. Of the three, strive to find at least one with an opposing perspective. (It is okay if you cannot find one with an exactly opposing position. At least make the attempt; whether scholarly articles exist on both sides will be discussed within the paper.)<\/p>\n Note<\/em>: In some cases, it may not be possible to find scholarly sources that address your <\/span>specific <\/span><\/em>topic (especially if your topic is a local issue). If that is the case, just find a scholarly source that addresses questions that are most relevant to your topic. As an example, if your topic is whether a road should be built through the wetlands in your county, you can find a source that addresses the importance of preserving wetlands generally.<\/p>\n The UAGC library features research <\/span>tutorials<\/span>Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em>, which offer videos on getting started, understanding the research process, vetting scholarly and popular resources, and reading scholarly articles.<\/p>\n In your paper include the following elements,<\/p>\n Introduction<\/strong> <\/span>(approximately 100 words)<\/p>\n Summary of Three Scholarly Articles<\/strong> <\/span>(approximately 150 words each)<\/p>\n Presentation of an Argument from a Scholarly Source <\/span><\/strong>(approximately 150 words) <\/p>\n Note<\/em>: Articles do not always state their arguments clearly. Part of your job is to determine the argument presented in the article, as you understand it. <\/p>\n Evaluation of the quality of the reasoning in this source<\/strong> <\/span>(approximately 250 words) Discussion of Research on this Topic <\/span><\/strong>(approximately 200 words) Evaluation of Arguments in Non-Scholarly and Scholarly Sources<\/strong> <\/span>(approximately 150 words)<\/p>\n Conclusion<\/strong> <\/span>(approximately 100 words) <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Scholarly Arguments on the Topic paper<\/p>\n\n
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