For this assignment, you will need to write an academic essay of 800 words about a statement related to the theme of algorithmic persuasion in the digital society. I will provide you with lecture notes and the sources to use in the paper. The course manual (supplied as a file for this order) contains the Literature to use as sources. The literature should be from Week 1 to Week 4 and used to support the arguments.
From the statement below, you will have to write an essay supporting and defending this opinion using literature. Try to convince the readers!
With this assignment, you should show that you can express a substantiated opinion on the most important issues and related to algorithms in communication and their impact on individuals and society. By doing this, you also learn to analyze and critically evaluate the literature in this field and develop independent and creative reasoning on a particular issue.
Essay structure
Your essay must use the following standard structure with the following subheadings:
Introduction
Argument 1
Argument 2
Conclusion
References
Introduction
In the introduction you will indicate your chosen statement and mention your position regarding the statement. Make sure to take a very clear stance(agree or disagree).
You also have to explain your interpretation of the statement to properly understand your essay.
Be sure to include at least one clear example of the topic or explain the topic by applying it to a case or own individual example in the introduction. Personal, original, and creative examples (so not the examples provided in the lectures) are encouraged.
It is important to engage the readers. The introduction should not include any arguments.
Argument 1 and 2
Discuss two arguments in support of your opinion.
These should be scientific arguments that support your opinion and are based on relevant scientific literature.
Use at least two academic references for each argument. The references can be part of study materials, but we encourage to use additional relevant literature. Make sure to use different literature for each argument.
Carefully think about a logical order in which to present your arguments and define important concepts at the beginning.
Conclusion
End your essay with 1-2 concluding sentences.
Statement
Personalized advertising based upon personal information should be prohibited.
The statement is related to the first four lectures. It is important to understand the context of this theme which is provided in the lectures. You can include the information of these lectures in the essay to substantiate the arguments.
Please note, the opinion of the essay and whether or not you agree with a possible viewpoint of the lecturer will in no way influence your grade. The evaluation of the assignment is based on the degree to which the argumentation is valid and coherent.
