Posted: April 10th, 2015

Should we ban the use of (disposable) bottled water

Should we ban the use of (disposable) bottled water

Order Description

This is an argumentative essay. The instructions and whats expected of this paper will be attached and listed below please look it over for guidance and what is expected to avoid possible re writes or revisions, thank you.

Here is the background information that I would like included and used for a baseline.

1)Possible thesis, We should ban the use of plastic water bottles due to the increasingly high pollution rate of the bottles, the cost of making the plastic, and the extreme amount of waste that comes from these bottles.

Please use articles as sources that CAN be accessed via the internet and printed off, IE debate.org/alive.com/healthresearchfunding.org/banthebottle.net/msnbc.com
No text books as sources please, just articles that can looked up and printed off.

Please read the attached document for the requirements of the paper. It will also be in this order description as follows:

***Your purpose with this essay will be to convince readers that a particular position on a controversial environmental issue is correct, or at least reasonable. The topic must be one on which there is clearly more than one possible viewpoint, and there must be documented evidence available in support of each side. You must use and cite at least three outside sources to support your ideas – two of the sources can be partisan, supporting one side of the issue, while the third source should give objective information on the topic’s history and context.

Organization – Your argument paper must include the following components:

Introduction (1 paragraph) – must do the following:
• Engage readers with an interesting “hook,” that provides an initial context for the issue.
• Explain your purpose for writing, including the importance or relevance of the issue.
• End with a clear thesis that gives your position on the issue. Often this thesis will use a modal such as “ought,” “should,” or “must.”

Background/history of the issue (1-2 paragraphs)—this section objectively provides basic history and other background information needed by the audience to understand the issue and to appreciate the position you are advocating.

Development of argumentative claims supporting the position presented in your thesis statement, giving reasons and evidence to support them (1-2 paragraphs per claim).
• You are free to include your own ideas about the issue; however, your argument should rely on credible outside information, including the opinions of experts on the subject and factual information from current and credible sources. Be sure to provide specific details and clear, effective examples to back up each point you make.
• You should include appeals to ethos (credibility & authority), logos (logic) and/or pathos (emotion), as relevant to the issue and to your audience.
• Be sure to acknowledge and respond to any weaknesses or limitations in your position. Explain how it is still stronger than other views or positions.
• Use qualifying language (i.e., likely, usually, often, should, might) rather than absolute language (i.e., always, every, cannot possibly, completely) to make your position more defensible and thus more acceptable for a skeptical audience

Summary and discussion of opposing views – you must present and address the opposition views (counterarguments) on the issue. This can be done in a separate section, or by presenting and answering counterargument along with your own claims.
• Point out what the opposition is likely to say; then, do one of the following for each opposition point you present.
o Concede the correctness of a point by acknowledging its validity or truth in a limited way.
o Absorb the point into your own argument (show how your views do not actually oppose it).
o Refute the point by showing how it is factually or logically in error.

Conclusion – close your argument essay by again mentioning the overall issue and emphatically restating your position (in different words than your thesis), pointing out the benefits of believing or following the recommendations of your argument. You may also mention possible negative effects of choosing opposing sides (but only if you can base it on information already given). Do NOT present new points of argument or counterargument in the conclusion.
Requirements:

Each draft must be typed and double-spaced, with 1-inch margins. The body of the paper must be 3 – 4 ½ pages long.

Copies of all the sources you found and used in your paper must be turned in, and all information or ideas taken from sources must be documented in the body of the paper and on a References page per APA guidelines. You also must use and cite source information correctly to support your position.

**Following is an example of an appropriately contextualized and correctly cited quotation from our textbook:
According to Hacker and Sommers, one should think of the readers of an argument paper as being “like a panel of jurors, [who] will make up their minds after listening to all sides of the argument” (2012, p. 86). By this statement, the authors are stressing that a writer must assume a skeptical audience, and therefore must address both sides of the issue in an objective and reasonable tone.

NOTE: At all times, avoid logical fallacies, exaggeration, inflammatory language and excessive appeal to readers’ emotions. Also, make sure that your support is specific (detailed), organized coherently, accurate, relevant & sufficient.

***Scoring for this assignment will be based on the following criteria:

Essay introduction must hook readers and lead effectively to a clear thesis. Conclusion must re-emphasize and effectively wrap up the argument. Organization must be clear and coherent within sentences, paragraphs and overall, and with all required components included.

Content of paper must include the following –
• Tone is reasonable and neutral. Audience is analyzed and addressed appropriately.
• History and background of the topic/issue are adequately and clearly explained.
• Points of argument (your position) are logical, persuasive and well supported via source material combined with your own ideas and analysis; quality of writing shows clear, original thought.
• Counterarguments are objectively presented, examined and effectively addressed.
• No logical fallacies or unfair emotional appeals.

Grammar and mechanics (verb tenses, agreement, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.) are correct.

APA format is done completely & correctly (including title page, References page & in-text citations). Source material is synthesized and presented effectively without plagiarizing.