ARGUMENT ESSAYS* Essential elements of an argument essay: 1. Written on a controversial topic 5. Uses sound logic 2. Expresses a clear stance 6. Anticipates and refutes opponents views 3. Provides convincing support 7. Organizes information in emphatic order 4. Uses a reasonable tone 8. Appeals to the reader’s emotions‚ ethics‚ logic Reasonable tone: reasonable tone uses qualifying words: usually‚ seldom‚ some‚ few‚ many‚ most‚ often‚ frequently‚ perhaps‚ seldom‚ it seems likely
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passed to neighboring traditional farms and those crops can grow to be pest resistant. The environment will become less polluted due to GMO farming. There are some cons to GMO farming such as the diseases obtained from tests conducted on animals. The genes can be passed into humans through consumption and even change some vital functions of the body. The chemicals required to create GMOs cost a lot of money. Also the GMO agriculture system conflicts with
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2013 Word Count: 754 Argument Essay Some individuals would agree that torture would be necessary if terrorist/criminals that were captured possessed information that could potentially harm millions of people or families. Now torture has taken on a whole new meaning. Torture is the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something‚ or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain. In Michael Levin’s essay “The Case of Torture‚”
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Princess B. Towe English 101-017 21 November 2014 Argument Essay Why Smokers should Stop Smoking? It is a fact that most of the people who smoke are aware that it’s not good for them. Then why they continue smoking? Maybe they do it because they haven’t really become conscious about all the effects that smoking has. There are a lot of reasons they shouldn’t smoke and to talk about all of them will probably take me much more than a college essay length. But I personally think there are three important
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Animal Farm Essay Prompts Respond to ONE of the following prompts in a five-paragraph essay. Your body paragraphs must follow the shaping sheet. 1. Read the passage from Chapter VII that begins with “’Comrades!’” cried Squealer‚’” and ends “’Snowball’s secret agents are lurking among us at this moment!’” Then‚ in a well-developed and organized essay‚ analyze how Squealer uses various persuasive techniques to manipulate the animals. 2. Read the passage from Chapter IV that begins at the
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ARGUMENT ESSAY GRADING As students we all have been challenged to do our best. Throughout our lives we have been labeled with our grades; in high school‚ the ones with low grades were left alone in misery‚ while the ones with higher grades were praised as the leaders of this horse race. Then‚ the question that comes into mind is: is it right to categorize students‚ does grading contribute to education? It is assumed and stated in
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Animal Testing Cruelties A majority of people are okay with the brutal killings of animals for testing purposes. Animal testing can be beneficial; however‚ the use of animals for testing is immoral and rarely even works. When being tested on‚ so many animals are treated cruelly and unlawfully. Also‚ a large percent of the time‚ animal testing is ineffective. Sometimes‚ animal testing can be humane‚ but sadly most research is cruel; which is why we should put animal testing to a stop. Animal testing
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By enacting the ordinance‚ it will be placing a cost on their citizens‚ and forcing them to do extra work to enjoy their bird watching hobby. There are some more effective ways that could help repel the bear (if it was a black bear). For instance‚ the citizens could invest in noisemakers or an electrical fence. These suggests are given‚ because they provide a negative feedback which is more effective in correcting the bear (Bear deters for your property‚ 2016). The suggestions of taking the bird
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The Oxford Group consisted of a group of intellectuals in England in the late 1960s and early 1970s associated with the University of Oxford‚ who met and corresponded to discuss the emerging concept of animal rights‚ or animal liberation.[1] The group initially consisted of post-graduate philosophy students‚ and included Stanley and Roslind Godlovitch‚ John Harris‚ David Wood‚ and Michael Peters. Its members were active in academic circles in Oxford‚ and through their influence others became interested
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German Estrada Mrs. Trejo English 1A 07/09/2013 Argument Essay We live in a small world. People are always going to be rude‚ offensive‚ and uncivil‚ and that’s just how this world is. I am not saying everyone is though‚ but once in a while we see or hear that part of someone who just is not having the best of days and is being the rudest most disrespectable person anyone has ever seen and that automatically makes that person a bad influence in our society. Well I do not think it is‚ every person
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