Critical Argument Paper – Instructions
“It does take great maturity to understand that the opinion we are arguing for is merely the hypothesis we favor, necessarily imperfect, probably transitory, which only very limited minds can declare to be a certainty or a truth.”
― Milan Kundera, Encounter

The paper must be double-spaced, use 12-point Times font, It should be 3-5 pages long.

The goal of this paper is to argue for real change in the world. The intention and purpose should be for an existent problem to concretely change in the manner outlined in your paper.

You have a great deal of freedom in choosing what you will argue in an essay that may range from 3-5 pages.
Your paper should:
• Speak to an issue that is real and pressing and powerful. Your paper should tell your reader something new. Your thesis should be radical, in the sense that it is not commonly stated. Even if you write about a “familiar” topic (gun control, drug legalization, abortion, etc.), your essay should approach it differently. Use the essays we have read thus far in our class as guides.
Include:
• In the first paragraph, a unique, action-oriented thesis statement.
• A counter-argument 3/4 way through the paper. This is where you consider your most pressing enemy, opponent—in short, your argument’s strongest opposition. Really imagine this person on the other side, and talk to this person directly on the page. Acknowledge that you are aware of their side by stating it directly. Then, refute what this side says. Use good argumentative strategies to show why this side is wrong. Don’t get angry; simply acknowledge. This makes your own thesis that much stronger.
Consider your audience to be generally educated and diverse and your job as a writer is to both clearly convey the experience and to engage us with the writing, offering a captivating hook or introduction, a logical progression throughout, and a satisfying conclusion that moves from your thesis to a space of possibility and hope.

Critical Argument Paper – Instructions “It does take great maturit...