Posted: April 14th, 2016

how successful or unsuccessful was your argument?

Discussion After reviewing the Learning Activities, begin developing ideas for an argument for change in your community or workplace and sharing them on the Discussion Board. You are welcome to share several different ideas in order to receive feedback on the ones that are stronger. Then, respond in at least two well-developed paragraphs to the following questions:

Create three research questions about your selected topic and develop a potential thesis statement. Then, identify the type of claim your thesis represents (proposal, ethical, value, etc.) and explain how you could use the appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos to make an argument for change. Have you ever tried to make this argument to friends or colleagues before? If so, how successful or unsuccessful was your argument? If not, what do you think you would need to do to persuade friends or colleagues to agree with your argument? To earn full participation credit, you will need to respond substantively to at least two peers’ initial Discussion posts. These responses should stay on topic and generate further discussion by asking questions, mentioning relevant examples, and if possible, referencing concepts from the unit Learning Activities.

All Discussion posts and responses to peers should be written in complete sentences using Standard American English. Before posting, proofread for grammar, spelling, and word-choice issues. Be sure to respond fully to every aspect of the Discussion.

When you refer to concepts from the unit’s Learning Activities, be sure to use a signal phrase like “According to . . .[name of reading].” If you are directly quoting the Learning Activities or another source, be sure to use quotation marks and cite the source using proper APA in-text citations and full references. Kaplan University Writing Center has resources on APA citation formatting.

https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/Index.aspx