research the pros and cons of BOTH topics!
Should Standardized Testing continue,
research the pros and cons of BOTH topics!
Should Standardized Testing continue, or be eliminated from the education process?
Should animal testing be banned, or is it necessary for medical/scientific/ect. reasons?
A. Supporting Arguments For & Against (Pros and Cons)
Each assigned debate topic may have a varying number of supporting arguments, but the goal is to find 3-5 of the most widely used and strongest arguments for each side, both pro and con. You are gathering this information for both debate topics and the pro and con sides of each. You will be allowed to use your paraphrased work for the in-class debate next week; therefore, you will want to include enough information on each of the points being presented so that you can use your work as a reference. Keep this part of your paper focused on the arguments, and avoid injecting personal opinion. You need to paraphrase or summarize these supporting arguments.
For each debate topic, you are required to use at least two different sources to compile your FOR arguments, and two different sources to compile your AGAINST arguments (A minimum of 4 sources are required for each debate topic). All sources should come from Scholarly articles as these will carry the most weight to the arguments. For example, if I were to start a statement by saying: According to Wikipedia, Green Taxes are…… you would be right to immediately question the validity of my argument.Look for sources that end with a .gov, .edu, or are from peer reviewed journals. The most convincing positions will be supported with data (numbers and statistics), authors, and dates of the research. When conducting your online research make sure to also record the citation information for every FOR and AGAINST argument you identify. For every in-line citation during this assignment, the full citation is listed in a bibliography at the end of the paper. One of the goals mention the source and or author information for every statement made.