Argumentative Research Essay Writing, I attached the instructions and an example of how the body should look like.
Write an argumentative research essay that has to do with social media, cellphone use or both. It could be about the negative consequences they cause. Included an attention-grabbing title. You have to be very specific of your topic so that the audience is not confused. Focus on a specific age group and do not generalize. The introduction must include questions at the very end. These questions are supposed to be answered throughout the body of the essay with claims supported by evidence. You must have one main research questions and as many subordinate questions that you may need. Consider defining specific terms to be discussed in your argument and/or providing background for your argument. This is best accomplished by the inclusion of a source summary. If you also use this source as support later in the body, you will not have to reintroduce it. Include your thesis in the introduction. Divide the body of your argument into two or more titled sections. Keep in mind that the essay should follow a logical order. Each body paragraph must start with a claim that you made followed by citing the evidence. If the evidence is being cited for the first time, you must provide a brief summary of it. Use quotes from the evidence only after the source has been cited already. After each evidence comes an analysis. This analysis is your opinion only, do not repeat what the evidence says. In the body of the paragraph, you must cite 6 different sources and 1 of them should be a counterargument for what you are trying to prove. For the conclusion Use persuasive/convincing vocabulary and terms. Avoid including the MRQ, any other questions you already should have answered in the essay, or any new questions, as this can make your writing seem tentative and unsure. Avoid opening your statement with terms like, “in conclusion…” because, once again, this is an amateurish/high school move. The reader should feel the conclusiveness of your statement without being told. Get rid of clauses that weaken the writing like “I feel,” “I think,” “I believe,” “In my opinion,” etc., as these can undermine the authority of your thesis and make you seem less assertive. Here’s an example of what a body paragraph should look like, answering the question, How does helicopter parenting increase anxieties in children? color coded as follows—claim, evidence, analysis: Helicopter parenting increases anxieties in children by making them feel like they can’t adequately please their parents and their teachers. In “Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out,” Julie Lythcott-Haims argues, “when parents have tended to do the stuff of life for kids […], kids may be in for quite a shock when parents turn them loose in the world of college or work. They will experience setbacks, which will feel to them like failure” (Lythcott-Haims). As this evidence shows, the anxieties these children exhibit as a result of this type of parenting can have a lasting impact on their wellbeing in other arenas of life, especially school. Helicopter parenting can put so much emphasis on the child’s perceived need to perform and excel that it can lead children to freeze up in academic environments, making them unable to function for fear they will not be up to a task. Some of these children might condition themselves to believe that if they don’t get parental or other authoritative approval, they are generally unworthy of receiving their parent’s love. Of course, this parental-induced anxiety can lead to permanent strain on the parent-child relationship.