Assignment objective: Students will create a paper involving the development and analysis of an argument that seeks to solve a real-world problem.

Length: Your submission should be at least two pages in length, not counting the title page and references (if used).
References: No outside sources are required for the assignment.

Part 1:

Choose one of the three topics from the table below. Write an argument with a clear conclusion (thesis) that you have created about this topic. Your conclusion must be a straightforward one-sentence assertion.

Note that your thesis or conclusion can be something narrow within each topic. For example, “should stop smoking” is a thesis or conclusion that falls under the topic of being healthy.

Incorporate the following guidelines as you write:
Briefly introduce the issue or topic.

Identify at least two premises for your conclusion.
Write at least one page for your argument and written response.
Your written response should include inductive (an observation arriving at a theory) aspects of your argument as well as deductive (a theory that arrives at a conclusion) aspects.
List at least one fallacy that you may have committed but have avoided.
Write at least one unstated assumption that is logically part of your argument.

Part 2:

After writing your argument paragraphs, fill out the conclusion, premises, inductive aspects, and deductive aspects in the chart at the bottom of the template. In the second chart, include your potential fallacies and hidden assumptions.

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