Writing Homework Help

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1. Be on the lookout for an argument somewhere in your workplace or community this week. Explain the argument as you witnessed it, and then conclude with a summary with this structure: The arguer wants us to believe that [arguer’s claim] because [arguer’s evidence].
2. Select a topic that sparks local or national debate. Without revealing your position on the issue, pick one side of the debate to analyze and identify, with evidence of each:
   1. that side’s claim,
   2. the evidence they use to support their claim,
   3. the assumptions held by its supporters, and
   4. the rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos, etc.) used by that side.