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WHAT are the best reasons why not to nuke the
puppy, Sparky?
ANSWER THE QUESTION USING THIS USUAL FORMAT:
>>>>MLA-style
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Size-12 Times
New Roman Font,
Double-spaced,
Abstract (see Announcements)
Documentation with citations and work cited
Two sources (at least!!)
At least one page
DIRECTIONS:
1. Read all the scenarios.
2. Pick the TWO “best.”
3. Argue for them using RESEARCH (Google) and argument form (The Cluster
Form from the first week is easiest — See below).
4. In MLA-formatted essay, with works cited, support your position.
Scenarios:
You should not put Sparky in the microwave because . . .
1. It is unethical to torture a defenseless puppy for personal amusement.
2. Torturing animals will disgust your lover or spouse, and that lover or spouse will
probably have nothing to do with you afterwards.
3. Microwaves radically elevate the temperature of biological liquids, including the fluids
of the cardiovascular system and the inner-ear canal.
4. Cruelty to animals is a felony in Tennessee, and it could result in a five-to-ten-year
prison sentence.
5. You might damage your expensive microwave.
6. You might damage my expensive microwave.
7. Sparky belongs to me.
8. You put the last one in the microwave, and it’s my turn now.
9. Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war, forbids us to kill one of his holy avatars.
10. You will have to clean the microwave afterward.
11. Sparky is–gosh darn it–too cute for that!
12. Your suggestion that it will dry his coat and get rid of the “wet dog” smell is
erroneous.
13. The strong always have an obligation to defend lesser creatures that are weak and
helpless.
14. Burritos taste better than puppies when they are reheated.
15. All the food you cook in the microwave will taste like puppy hair afterwards.
PAPER FORMAT (From Module One)
HEADING
Your name
Instructor’s name
PHIL 2603
Date
TITLE (Your choice — be creative)
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ABSTRACT – Let’s me know your approach.
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Problem statement: What problem are you trying to solve?
Motivation: Why do we care about the problem and the results?
Approach: How did you go about solving or making progress on the problem
Results: What’s the answer
Conclusions: What are the implications of your answer?
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1ST PARAGRAPH — INTRODUCTION — Write something to entice and interest your
reader.
2nd PARAGRAPH — 1ST POINT
Using the Parts of The Cluster Writing Form:
1) Contention – a claim, conclusion, or thesis
2) Support – a facts, anecdotes, examples, or quotes
3) Commentary – There are three possible parts here: Tells How or Why the support
sustains the contention (one can do both to make the chunk paragraph longer), and
may also contain a Value Statement for fortification
*** These steps may appear in any order and can be done in sentence multiplexes,
where more than one set of supports and connecting commentary are given; Further, it
is common to begin with the supporting facts.
3rd PARAGRAPH — 2nd POINT
Using the Parts of The Cluster Writing Form:
1) Contention – a claim, conclusion, or thesis
2) Support – a facts, anecdotes, examples, or quotes
3) Commentary – There are three possible parts here: Tells How or Why the support
sustains the contention (one can do both to make the chunk paragraph longer), and
may also contain a Value Statement for fortification
*** These steps may appear in any order and can be done in sentence multiplexes,
where more than one set of supports and connecting commentary are given; Further, it
is common to begin with the supporting facts.
4TH PARAGRAPH — CONCLUSION wrapping up your arguments; Never write “In
conclusion…” — we can tell it is the conclusion, as it is the final thing.
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> CITATIONS – All evidence must be MLA-format; example: (Smith 2) — after all info
agreeing with works cited – But just two or maybe three is too little, too lean and weak.
> WORKS CITED — SOURCES – make sure that you do MLA format works cited,
otherwise illegal.
> REQUIREMENTS – see assignment, look for particulars
> PERSUASION – Backed by reasoning and evidence – facts, quotes, anecdotes —
PERSUASION — AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND GROWTH — IS
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON IN THE CLASS.
Writing and Understanding
Persuasive Argument
Why Not Cook, Sparky??
You have done reading arguments; now it is time to write one. Remember:
There is more than one way to build an argument, and not all arguments
are equally persuasive. You will have the best possible chance of
convincing someone of your own argument if you carefully adapt your
writing to work with and incorporate concerns that you share with the
reader, rather than simply relying on your own beliefs and concerns.
Never say: “I THINK…”. Always: “YOU THINK…”. Base your claims on
facts, not opinion
Citation and Works Cited Page
CITES: Example: (Russell) – after any info not from your head.
WORK CITED: MLA Basic Forms for Sources in Print
The MLA Style Manual provides extensive examples of print source citations in chapter
six; The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers provides extensive examples
covering a wide variety of potential sources in chapter six.
Books –BASIC FORM
Author(s). Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Book with one author
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
Two books by the same author
(After the first listing of the author’s name, use three hyphens and a period for the
author’s name. List books alphabetically.)
Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin’s, 1997.
—. The Films of the Eighties: A Social History. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1993.
Book with more than one author
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston:
Allyn, 2000.
If there are more than three authors, you may list only the first author followed by the
phrase et al. (the abbreviation for the Latin phrase “and others”) in place of the other
authors’ names, or you may list all the authors in the order in which their names appear
on the title page.
Basic Forms for Electronic Sources
If no author is given for a web page or electronic source, start with and alphabetize by
the title of the piece and use a shortened version of the title for parenthetical citations.
A web site
Author(s). Name of Page. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization
affiliated with the site. Date of Access .
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and
information available at one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include
the complete address for the site. Also, note the use of angled brackets around the
electronic address; MLA requires them for clarity.
Web site examples
Felluga, Dino. Undergraduate Guide to Literary Theory. 17 Dec. 1999. Purdue
University. 15 Nov. 2000 . Purdue
Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue University. 10 Feb. 2003
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An article on a web site
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and
information available at one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include
the complete address for the site. Also, note the use of angled brackets around the
electronic address; MLA requires them for clarity.
Author(s).”Article Title.” Name of web site. Date of posting/revision. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with site. Date of access .
Article on a web site
Poland, Dave. “The Hot Button.” Roughcut. 26 Oct. 1998. Turner Network Television.
28 Oct. 1998 .
“Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format.” Purdue Online Writing Lab. 2003.
Purdue University. 6 Feb. 2003
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An article in an online journal or magazine
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): Pages/Paragraphs.
Date of Access .
Some electronic journals and magazines provide paragraph or page numbers; include
them if available. This format is also appropriate to online magazines; as with a print
version, you should provide a complete publication date rather than volume and issue
number.
Online journal article
Wheelis, Mark. “Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and
Toxin Weapons Convention.” Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6 (2000): 33 pars. 5 Dec.
2000 .
An Online Image or Series of Images
Artist if available. “Description or title of image.” Date of image. Online image. Title of
larger site. Date of download. .
Smith, Greg. “Rhesus Monkeys in the Zoo.” No date. Online image. Monkey Picture
Gallery. 3 May 2003. .
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