Analyze your audience, and think about how you can use ethos, pathos, and logos to appeal to your audience. Consider counterarguments to your position, and how you can defend your position against opponent’s counterarguments.

Guidelines:

1. Use a minimum of eight sources. Your sources must be accessed through our library. You are also encouraged to interview someone who is an expert the subject. There must be 12 in-text citations as a minimum with no source used more than three times. All sources must appear on the Works Cited page.

1. The paper must be properly formatted MLA style. 12 pt. Times New Roman font max. The paper must be stapled in the top left hand corner. 1500+word min.

Beginning your assignment:

At the invention stage of the essay, free write on your topic to help find focus and possible points to support your thesis. Consider the angle of vision you will take on your subject. What solution or position will you take on the problem or topic?

• Analyze your audience, and think about how you can use ethos, pathos, and logos to appeal to your audience.
• Consider counterarguments to your position, and how you can defend your position against opponent’s counterarguments.

Topics should be college level research topics. No papers on abortion or the legalization of any drug will be accepted.

Library databases: https://researchguides.fsw.edu/az.php