The goal of this assignment is to examine two arguments so that you can write an essay identifying which one of two speakers offers the most believable argument by analyzing and evaluating the evidence they offer. You can select two different primary sources to compare, such as two different opinion pieces on the same topic from a newspaper. Another option is to find two speakers debating the same topic in a single primary source such as a YouTube video. You must use identify and cite a minimum of six college-level (i.e. academic) sources to help you substantiate your claims. The final draft must be 1500-2000 words. Do not argue how you feel about the topic; you are evaluating the speakers’ arguments and evidence to determine whose is more believable. For this essay you must setup the context of the event and provide relevant background information for an academic audience put forth an explicit thesis statement identifying which author presents the most believable argument and why demonstrate your ability to analyze the arguments for types of evidence, cognitive biases, fallacies, ambiguity, omissions, and/or soundness. demonstrate your ability to substantiate your analysis with textual evidence from a minimum of six academic sources sources. This means that you should have a minimum of eight sources cited in your essay and listed in the works cited page. The two arguments you will be analyzing may be pulled from any source. The other six sources must be designed for an academic audience (no news or magazine articles, websites, etc. designed for popular media). organize your essay logically, with focused paragraphs that have clear direction demonstrate a more sophisticated organizational strategy than a standard five-paragraph structure use transitions to guide the reader through your analysis craft a title that communicates your thesis write a conclusion that does not simply restate your thesis but also provides some insight into the issue you’ve identified. In other words, what is the “larger picture” and why should your readers care? be 1500-2000 words be in third person demonstrate a fluid and sophisticated command of language properly format and cite sources in MLA format include the word count at the bottom of the essay why iOS is better than Android Why Android better then iOS
