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ARGUMENTATIVE+ESSAY+FORMAT+ ! There!are!three!distinct!parts!to!your!paper.!In!each!part!there!are!different!tasks! that!should!be!accomplished.!The!three!parts!are!introduction,!body!and!conclusion.! For!exams!your!introduction!should!be!one!paragraph!of!5-8!sentences!(no!more! and!no!less),!your!body!should!be!between!3-4!paragraph!of!5-8!sentences!(no!more! and!no!less),!your!conclusion!should!be!no!more!than!one!short!paragraph.!For!your! argumentative!essay!take!home!paper!you!should!use!the!same!structure.!However,! your!introduction!may!be!two!paragraphs!and!the!length!of!your!body!should!be! based!on!the!guidelines!with!the!assignment!provided!in!class.!The!conclusion!for! your!take-home!argumentative!essay!should!still!be!one!paragraph!only.!! ! 1. Introduction:!In!your!introduction!you!should!make!sure!to!do!the!three!following! things:! a. State!your!position!on!the!question!in!the!form!of!a!clear,!one!sentence!long,! thesis+statement.!! b. Provide!an!argument!for!that!thesis!statement!that!could!be! straightforwardly!put!into!standard'form.!! c. Outline!how!you!will!develop!your!argument!in!the!body!of!the!essay.!! i. NOTE:!The!argument!is!not!the!same!thing!as!the!outline.!

! 2. Body:+In!your!body!you!should!be!sure!to!do!all!of!the!following!things:!! a. Explain!the!relevant!course!concepts.!! b. Make!the!case!that!your!argument!is!factually!and!logically!strong,!i.e.!make! the!case!that!the!argument!for!your!thesis!is!cogent.!! c. Respond!to!the!most!plausible!objections!to!your!point!of!view.!

! 3. Conclusion!.!! a. Summarize!what!you!have!shown!in!your!paper!briefly.!!...