english essay
Essay One
Assignment
: Rogerian Argument, emphasizing agreement, agreeable tone
In this essay you should construct an argument that emphasizes common ground and
agreement. The tone should be reasonable, friendly, agreeable. Assume that the people
who dis
agree with you are
intelligent,
reasonable,
and
nice. State the opposing view
and your own view on an issue. Examine the warrant of the opposing view. Give at
least one support for your own view. The essay should be six pages in len
gth, typed in
MLA format. Make your essay as meaningful as you
Essay One
Assignment
: Rogerian Argument, emphasizing agreement, agreeable tone
In this essay you should construct an argument that emphasizes common ground and
agreement. The tone should be reasonable, friendly, agreeable. Assume that the people
who dis
agree with you are
intelligent,
reasonable,
and
nice. State the opposing view
and your own view on an issue. Examine the warrant of the opposing view. Give at
least one support for your own view. The essay should be six pages in len
gth, typed in
MLA format. Make your essay as meaningful as you can.
Essay Str
ucture
Title
Write this last.
[¶
Optional
—
write this last, if at all]
A.
Interesting lead
-‐
in like X
-‐
ray glasses example
B. A statement everyone can agree on, which becomes the warrant of yo
ur
argument.
]
¶
The issu
e: something recently happened [
which mad
e me decide to write this
essay]
Use quotations from a couple different sources
about a recent event
¶
“
Some people say
. . .”
[these people are not blind or evil or idiotic]
: this is the
position you do not agree with.
Use quotations from different sources here
.
¶
“The premise of this (their) argument is that . . .”
Identify the premise (warrant)
of
the opposing
argument
(s)
. Th
e premise/warrant is
one thing you will
respectfully disag
ree with.
You can possibly use quotations here as well.
¶
“I believe . . .”
This is the position you believe in.
Try to use more than one support.
Use quotations for each support.
Quotations should come from the best sources possible (experts,