Vaccines

For this assignment, you will choose a social, political, or cultural issue that affects your daily life and write an argument to inform and persuade a specific
audience. Having thoroughly researched an issue, your goal is to make a persuasive argument that will help move the debate forward, solve a pressing
problem, and/or resolve disagreements. Your argument can do one or more of the following
show that a problem exists or that it’s serious enough to merit action;
identify the cause of that problem; or define a key term; and/or
advocate for a way to respond to and solve the problem.
Your goal is to move the debate forward by addressing the thesis. This is to say, if most people agree that a problem exists, the core of your argument should
not be that a problem exists. This also means that you do not necessarily need to argue for a particular solution to the problem; if the debate is mired by
disagreements, you can make a significant contribution by helping people agree on definition or cause-and-effect, etc.
Early in the essay, you should offer your 3-POINT thesis statement in the first paragraph/intro, and the remainder of the paper should offer support for this
position/persuade readers to support the position.
Your argument should be supported by clear and credible research.
Should cite at least four sources.
Include a Works Cited page.
Your Works Cited and in-text citations should follow MLA Format.
Your paper should address a significant counter-argument IN PARAGRAPH 3. Two additional criteria apply:
You should cite, fairly summarize, and respond to a real counter-argument. Don’t imagine what an opposing audience might argue—instead, find a real person
who makes a real and sophisticated argument, and address it.
Your counter argument should coincide with one of the points of your thesis: here’s what wrong with the common approach, now let me outline a more
promising approach…
It should be clearly organized according to each point of your thesis.
4-6 pages
MLA formatting including:
12-point Times New Roman font
properly indented paragraphs
one-inch margins all around
a centered title (no bold, underline, font change, etc.)
double-spaced throughout the paper (no extra spaces anywhere)
a SEPARATE Works Cited page (this is NOT a part of the page count)
Formatting is a part of the grading rubric. Refer to syllabus or ask me if you’re unsure