Pick a topic that will let you show how well you can reason about a complicated issue. Do not pick an issue that you think has an obviously right

Pick a topic that will let you show how well you can reason about a complicated issue. Do not pick an issue that you think has an obviously right solution to it. For example, do not select number 10 if all you are going to say is that of course we should not offer abstinence-only sex education, because we all have the right to learn about contraception. Every issue is more complicated than that, and there always are serious pros and cons to consider.

Select one and, bearing in mind the writing suggestions just discussed, write an essay (about 750 to 1,000 words), taking one side or the other of the issue. (Approximately 3 – 4 pages Double Space, 1 inch margin, 12 point Times New Roman)

This is a difficult and very important assignment; it absolutely cannot be done satisfactorily the night before it is due—if for no other reason than that a certain amount of research very likely is in order. (Your instructor definitely and without doubt will quickly tell when reading your essay if it’s a last-minute concoction.)I encourage students to outline the argument they will be making, breaking the argument into reasons and premises, such as they learned to do in Chapter 8 or in earlier chapters. Then, developing the essay becomes developing the evidence or logical support for each reason/premise. It can help struggling writers if there is discussion about the difference between concrete and authoritative evidence versus general claims.

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