Major Paper # 2: Rhetorical Analysis of Contrasting Arguments on a Single Topic Focusing on Points‐at‐IssueThis project is completed individually Paper Due: 2 weeks after SES #8 Length: 1250-1750 words, ~5-7 double-spaced pages. Collect a representative sample of at least four articles presenting differing views on a single issue. The issue can be anything from student dining to nuclear disarmament to the War in Afghanistan. Your essay should do the following: • Identify what points are at issue and for each issue its type (i.e. fact, definition, value, jurisdiction). • Analyze in detail how each article argues each point-at-issue. What kinds of proofs are offered? How effective are they. Be sure to organize your discussion by specific points-at-issue. Do not organize this section article-by-article. • What are the two or three key issues that the debate hinges upon? The answer to this question should inform most of your thesis statement in the first paragraph? • What arguments seem to be most effective in respect to these key issues? The answer to this question should inform the conclusion to your essay.MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 21W.747 Classical Rhetoric and Modern Political Discourse Fall 2009 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit:
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