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Week 5 Final Project
Argumentative
Essay
In the Week 3 Assignment, you
engaged in a case analysis of a current business problem using some of the
components of an argumentative essay. In this written assignment, you will
write a complete argumentative essay as described in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Foster, Hardy, &Zúñiga y
Postigo, 2015). This essay will include a revised and polished version of your
Week 3 Assignment, an objection to your thesis, a rebuttal, and concluding
remarks. In order to benefit the most, you should start working on your Final
Project from the time you receive your Week 3 Assignment back with
comments from your professor.
Your assignment should include the
following:
A revision of your Week 3 Case Analysis Assignment. Your revision
should represent a substantial edit of your work that fully incorporates
feedback from your professor and goes well beyond correcting any grammatical or
APA errors.
The strongest possible objection to
your thesis. After the final paragraph of your
Week 3 Case Analysis Assignment, start a new paragraph that introduces the
strongest possible objection to your thesis. The considerations for this are
detailed in Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking
(Hardy, Foster, &Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015). Make sure to employ the
appropriate language to introduce the objection, such as “some may object to my
thesis as follows” or “according to [so and so] the thesis presented here fails
to account for X” [whatever he or she finds problematic]. You can find other
language to do this, of course, but the key point here is to make sure that you
indicate that someone else is speaking when presenting this objection.
It is also important to remember
that you do research to discover good objections and not merely objections that
are weak and thus easily rebutted. Look for peer-reviewed journal articles in
the Ashford University Library, full-text articles in Google Scholar, or
articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Present the opposing
position fairly and in detail. This may take more than one paragraph.
A rebuttal. This is a refutation of the objection that you have just
presented. Start this in a new paragraph following the objection paragraph(s).
Once again, follow the indications of Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A
Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, &Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015).
You may point out an error in the objection. Or you may show that, while it is
an important objection, it does not apply squarely to your argument, or does
not account for facts that make it irrelevant. Above all, make sure to maintain
philosophical decorum in your rebuttal. Toward this end, you should apply the
principles of charity and of accuracy, first introduced in the Week 1
course material. See “Confronting Disagreement” in Section 9.4 of With Good
Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, &Zúñiga y Postigo,
2015).
Closing remarks. End your argumentative essay with a paragraph of closing
remarks. Provide some reflections of what you have attempted to achieve by
means of your essay. You could, for example, explain how your essay sheds light
on the broader controversy that it addresses. Or you could point out how your
essay addresses a frequently ignored point or the unpopular side in the
controversy. You could also reflect on the related matters in the broader
controversy that would be useful to examine by others. Do not merely summarize
what you have done in the body of your essay, and do not add new information
here that would support or contradict your essay since the body of your essay
should have addressed all the relevant points. See “Closing Your Essay” in
Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy,
Foster, &Zúñiga y Postigo (2015).
Requirements for your Assignment:
·
Your assignment should be between
1500 to 1700 words in length, excluding the cover and references pages.
·
Your examination should be both
thorough and succinct. This is a combination that demands time and thought, so
give yourself sufficient time to draft and revise.
·
Your assignment should include
citations, as well as a list of references. Both must be in APA form.
·
Your references should include at
least four peer-reviewed articles in addition to those that you will be
carrying over from our Week 3 Case Analysis Assignment. These
references should be drawn from the Ashford University Library, Google Scholar,
or the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
·
Your assignment should be submitted no
later than the end of Monday (midnight, U.S. Mountain time).