My topic is
Does the United States spend too much on defence?
Supporting argument
Topic: Should the United states keep raising defence budget?
Premise 1: increasing annual defense budget leads to more programs for national safety.
Premise 2: More pregrams lead to more jobs.
Conclusion: Therefore, the united states should continue to fund the annual denfence spending
opposing argument:
Topic: Should the United States reduce annual defense spending?
Premise 1: Loss of enlistment incentives will affect Military numbers and ability to retain service members.
Premise 2: Losing service members may lead to an unprepared Military
Conclusion: Therefore the annual defense spending should not be reduced.
Week 5 – Final Paper
Due Mar 28 by 11:59pm Points 20 Submitting an external tool
Fair-Minded Reasoning
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 9 in your textbook.
In this paper, you get to demonstrate the skills you have learned in this class as you strive to manifest the ability to arrive at conclusions based upon a fair-minded analysis of the best reasoning on both sides of issues. This includes presenting and evaluating the best arguments on each side, followed by a presentation of your own argument for your thesis. You will go on to support this argument using evidence from scholarly sources and addressing the strongest objection to it. Integrate the work you did in the Week 2 Creating a Valid Argument Workshop and Week 3 Scholarly Arguments on Both Sides assignment.
For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week Five Example Paper
(https://ashford.instructure.com/courses/98143/files/17357704//download?download_frd=1) .
Your paper should include the following elements:
Introduction (approximately 150 words) Introduce readers to your topic.
Include a brief preview of what you will accomplish in this paper.
First Argument (approximately 200 words)
Present the best argument on one side of the issue.
Put your argument in standard form, with the premises listed one by one above the conclusion.
You may put the premises into your own words, or you may quote a source. If you use words directly from a source, then they must occur within quotation marks (in addition to the citation).
This argument can be based on the scholarly sources you analyzed in Week 3,
but it can also include evidence from other sources you have found (in addition to your own improvements). It is to represent what you take to be the best argument you have found for this side of the issue.
Cite sources that support your premises. Refer to the Writing Center?s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-citing-within-your- paper) resource to structure the citations.
Opposing Argument (approximately 200 words)
Present the best argument on the other side of the issue (same as above, but on the opposite side).
Develop your argument in standard form, with sources cited to support your statements (as above).
Analysis of the Arguments (approximately 300 words) Evaluate the quality of the two arguments given above.
This can include addressing whether key premises are true (or well supported) and how strongly the conclusion logically follows from them.
Explain any fallacies, biases, or rhetorical tricks committed by any of them. Analyze why one is stronger than the other.
Justify your position not with opinion but with your analysis of the quality of the arguments.
Presentation of your own argument on the topic (approximately 200 words) Construct your own argument on the topic.
Present your argument in standard form.
Of course, this argument will be influenced and supported by the research you have done, but this is to be your own argument in your own words supporting your thesis. For any premises that are based on research, include a citation of the relevant source (even though the premise is in your own words).
Addressing an objection to your argument (approximately 300 words)
Present what you would consider to be the best possible objection to your argument (you may address more than one if you prefer).
Present what you would take to be the best reply to this objection and defense of your argument.
Cite a scholarly source in this section as well (either in your presentation of the objection or in your response to it).
Conclusion (approximately 150 words) Summarize the evidence for all points of view.
Evaluate how controversial topics should be addressed by critical thinkers
A good intro paragraph should close with a
In recent years, most states have voted to legalize marijuana either for medical and/orpreview of what
the paper will
recreational use (DISA Global Solutions, 2020). However, federal law still prohibits the use oarccomplish.
sale of marijuana in the United States, and many groups consider marijuana use to be harmful (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2019). As more states consider differing degrees of marijuana
legalization (Sanders, 2018), it is important to consider whether marijuana use is safe. This paper
will explore the question of whether current medical research supports the idea that marijuana
use is harmful to human health. It will present a strong argument that marijuana is relatively safe
and a strong argument that it is unacceptably dangerous. This will be followed by a presentation
of my own argument for the conclusion that marijuana use by adults is acceptably safe. After
answering an objection to my argument, the paper will present an analysis of the merits of
reasoning and support provided by each argument.
Argument that Marijuana Use is Safe
It is good to have clear section headings, showing your instructor exactly where you
accomplish each of the
There have been many studies that support the conclusion that marijuana use ims asianfee.lements of the
Some of their results are summarized in this argument:
assignment instructions.
The clearest way to express an argument is by putting it into
Premise 1: A giant meta-study pooled data from many research studies and determined
that marijuana use did not result in significant cognitive impairment in reaction time,
This argument is an
attention, language, executive function, perceptual function, or motor skeilnlhsainncemmaernijtuoafntahe scholarly
argument presented in the
standard form, with
each
users (Grant et al., 2003).
Week 3 paper.
premise clearly labeled and listed above the conclusion.
Premise 2: Meta-data showed minor cognitive impairment from long term marijuana only
in the areas of learning and memory, but these were minor and can be minimized (e.g., in a medical context) (2003).
Premise 3: Marijuana has beneficial uses that outweigh its minor harms (Wetterau, 2015).
Though the premises and conclusion of your argument are in your own words, specific sources of information need to be cited.
A good intro paragraph should close with a
In recent years, most states have voted to legalize marijuana either for medical and/orpreview of what
the paper will
recreational use (DISA Global Solutions, 2020). However, federal law still prohibits the use oarccomplish.
sale of marijuana in the United States, and many groups consider marijuana use to be harmful (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2019). As more states consider differing degrees of marijuana
legalization (Sanders, 2018), it is important to consider whether marijuana use is safe. This paper
will explore the question of whether current medical research supports the idea that marijuana
use is harmful to human health. It will present a strong argument that marijuana is relatively safe
and a strong argument that it is unacceptably dangerous. This will be followed by a presentation
of my own argument for the conclusion that marijuana use by adults is acceptably safe. After
answering an objection to my argument, the paper will present an analysis of the merits of
reasoning and support provided by each argument.
Argument that Marijuana Use is Safe
It is good to have clear section headings, showing your instructor exactly where you
accomplish each of the
There have been many studies that support the conclusion that marijuana use ims asianfee.lements of the
Some of their results are summarized in this argument:
assignment instructions.
The clearest way to express an argument is by putting it into
Premise 1: A giant meta-study pooled data from many research studies and determined
that marijuana use did not result in significant cognitive impairment in reaction time,
This argument is an
attention, language, executive function, perceptual function, or motor skeilnlhsainncemmaernijtuoafntahe scholarly
argument presented in the
standard form, with
each
users (Grant et al., 2003).
Week 3 paper.
premise clearly labeled and listed above the conclusion.
Premise 2: Meta-data showed minor cognitive impairment from long term marijuana only
in the areas of learning and memory, but these were minor and can be minimized (e.g., in a medical context) (2003).
Premise 3: Marijuana has beneficial uses that outweigh its minor harms (Wetterau, 2015).
Though the premises and conclusion of your argument are in your own words, specific sources of information need to be cited.
A good intro paragraph should close with a
In recent years, most states have voted to legalize marijuana either for medical and/orpreview of what
the paper will
recreational use (DISA Global Solutions, 2020). However, federal law still prohibits the use oarccomplish.
sale of marijuana in the United States, and many groups consider marijuana use to be harmful (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2019). As more states consider differing degrees of marijuana
legalization (Sanders, 2018), it is important to consider whether marijuana use is safe. This paper
will explore the question of whether current medical research supports the idea that marijuana
use is harmful to human health. It will present a strong argument that marijuana is relatively safe
and a strong argument that it is unacceptably dangerous. This will be followed by a presentation
of my own argument for the conclusion that marijuana use by adults is acceptably safe. After
answering an objection to my argument, the paper will present an analysis of the merits of
reasoning and support provided by each argument.
Argument that Marijuana Use is Safe
It is good to have clear section headings, showing your instructor exactly where you
accomplish each of the
There have been many studies that support the conclusion that marijuana use ims asianfee.lements of the
Some of their results are summarized in this argument:
assignment instructions.
The clearest way to express an argument is by putting it into
Premise 1: A giant meta-study pooled data from many research studies and determined
that marijuana use did not result in significant cognitive impairment in reaction time,
This argument is an
attention, language, executive function, perceptual function, or motor skeilnlhsainncemmaernijtuoafntahe scholarly
argument presented in the
standard form, with
each
users (Grant et al., 2003).
Week 3 paper.
premise clearly labeled and listed above the conclusion.
Premise 2: Meta-data showed minor cognitive impairment from long term marijuana only
in the areas of learning and memory, but these were minor and can be minimized (e.g., in a medical context) (2003).
Premise 3: Marijuana has beneficial uses that outweigh its minor harms (Wetterau, 2015).
Though the premises and conclusion of your argument are in your own words, specific sources of information need to be cited.
A good intro paragraph should close with a
In recent years, most states have voted to legalize marijuana either for medical and/orpreview of what
the paper will
recreational use (DISA Global Solutions, 2020). However, federal law still prohibits the use oarccomplish.
sale of marijuana in the United States, and many groups consider marijuana use to be harmful (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2019). As more states consider differing degrees of marijuana
legalization (Sanders, 2018), it is important to consider whether marijuana use is safe. This paper
will explore the question of whether current medical research supports the idea that marijuana
use is harmful to human health. It will present a strong argument that marijuana is relatively safe
and a strong argument that it is unacceptably dangerous. This will be followed by a presentation
of my own argument for the conclusion that marijuana use by adults is acceptably safe. After
answering an objection to my argument, the paper will present an analysis of the merits of
reasoning and support provided by each argument.
Argument that Marijuana Use is Safe
It is good to have clear section headings, showing your instructor exactly where you
accomplish each of the
There have been many studies that support the conclusion that marijuana use ims asianfee.lements of the
Some of their results are summarized in this argument:
assignment instructions.
The clearest way to express an argument is by putting it into
Premise 1: A giant meta-study pooled data from many research studies and determined
that marijuana use did not result in significant cognitive impairment in reaction time,
This argument is an
attention, language, executive function, perceptual function, or motor skeilnlhsainncemmaernijtuoafntahe scholarly
argument presented in the
standard form, with
each
users (Grant et al., 2003).
Week 3 paper.
premise clearly labeled and listed above the conclusion.
Premise 2: Meta-data showed minor cognitive impairment from long term marijuana only
in the areas of learning and memory, but these were minor and can be minimized (e.g., in a medical context) (2003).
Premise 3: Marijuana has beneficial uses that outweigh its minor harms (Wetterau, 2015).
Though the premises and conclusion of your argument are in your own words, specific sources of information need to be cited.
