Critical Thinking (Convincing Argument)

Your paper should present a reasoned, convincing argument for a position on a selected topic.

Write a four page paper in which you choose one of the subjects listed below

People with jobs should pay the health care insurance costs of people without jobs.
Today’s Bachelor Degrees are a minimum, like high school diplomas were 30 years ago.
Prison inmates should be allowed to remain on the recipient list ahead of other patients eligible for organ

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1. Follow the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the

audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a

response.

2. Clearly define your position and supporting evidence.

3. Include all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in

each argument in the paper (whether the overriding argument or one contained in an

individual paragraph)

4. Ensure that each argument in the paper (whether the overriding argument or one

contained in an individual paragraph) is valid and free from both formal and informal

fallacies.

5. Include at least four (4) references in

on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Format