WRITING PROMPT: Choose a research topic (If you choose a dif…
WRITING PROMPT: Choose a research topic (If you choose a different topic, make sure to have it approved): Social Issues: Should social media platforms be regulated for misinformation? Social Issues/Technology: Is wellness culture (specifically on social media) healthy? Technology: Is artificial intelligence a threat to human jobs? Technology: Will we get dumber from ChatGPT and similar technology? Education: Should college be free for everyone? Politics: Should voting be mandatory? Healthcare: Should healthcare be completely privatized? Health/Wellness: Are GLP-1 drugs helpful or harmful to body positivity? Health: Is biohacking a good trend or harmful? Health:Is there a structural health divide based on one’s income? Environment:Should there be stricter regulations on carbon emissions? Society: Why are people so politically divided these days? The goal of a Rogerian argument is to find a point of agreement with an opposing viewpoint or to find a compromise. Your thesis and the essay will focus on finding that compromise. Support your thesis with at least five academic sources from Calhoun’s library database (these sources will support your position and the opposing viewpoint. Your essay must have approximately 750 words or more. Your essay should be written in APA documentation style: Title Page, Abstract page, essay text, and a References page. Since you will be writing the essay in a text box, a simple two spaces between the title page and the abstract page will suffice. Also, use four spaces for indentation. Just make sure to be consistent with your spacing and I will not dedcut points for formatting considering the mode of submission. Structure of Essay: ESSAY STRUCTURE: Introduction, opposing position paragraph, context for opposing position paragraph, your position/argument paragraph, context for your position/argument paragraph, and Conclusion. Note that the purpose of a Rogerian argument is to find a compromise or a point of agreement (even if only a minor point) after researching your topic. Your thesis should seek a compromise with those who have an opposing viewpoint. Make sure to in-text cite (in APA documentation style) in your essay any time you summarize, paraphrase, refer to a source, or directly quote a source. Treat figures, percentages, and statistics as a direct quotation. In APA documentation style, you must also fully cite all sources on the References page
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