Please Note That This Forum Has Several Parts So Read These

Please Note That This Forum Has Several Parts So Read These

Please Note That This Forum Has Several Parts So Read These

Please note that this forum has several parts, so read these instructions carefully. First, choose one (1) of the essays from the “Issues Facing the International Community” listed in the “Supplemental Readings” section of the course lessons. Then, let the reader know why you chose this particular essay. Does this essay discuss an issue that is facing you currently? Next, discuss whether or not your essay is peer-reviewed. How do you know? State the claim of the essay. Then, discuss how the author proves this claim. Is the author using the Toulmin method? Use complete sentences, give citations to back up your points, and create a final works cited citation for this essay.

After completing the first section, consider the following. During week five, you are creating an argument using the Toulmin model. Have you used this style of argumentation before in your studies or career (either verbally or in past writing assignments/projects)? Will you use it in the future? Why or why not?

Check out this amusing (ok, corny) video rap on the Toulmin in a nutshell: The text of the video is also available if you click on CC at the bottom of the screen. Finally, please revisit your first essay: The Critical Evaluation Essay. Take a look at the comments your instructor made to you about your essay. How will you incorporate your instructor's feedback in your Toulmin essay, assigned this week? What improvements do you hope to make in the Toulmin essay?

In your response to your classmates, find a student who wrote about a different essay from the “Issues Facing the International Community” list, and comment on your classmate’s discussion of his/her chosen essay. Do you agree with his or her analysis of this essay? Why? The why is key – please post a rich response to your classmate. You may also respond to your classmate’s discussion of the Toulmin argumentation model.

Paper For Above instruction

The assignment requires a detailed analysis of a chosen essay from the "Issues Facing the International Community" list found in the supplemental readings section of the course. The initial step involves explaining why this particular essay was selected, including whether it pertains directly to personal or current issues faced by the student. The student must then determine if the essay is peer-reviewed, providing reasoning and evidence supporting this designation, such as identifying characteristics of peer-reviewed sources or journal standards.

Next, the student is expected to clearly state the main claim of the essay and analyze how the author substantiates this claim. An essential aspect of this evaluation involves identifying whether the Toulmin model of argumentation is employed and critiquing the effectiveness of such an approach by citing specific examples and scholarly references.

The assignment proceeds to reflect on personal familiarity with the Toulmin model, encouraging students to consider whether they have employed this method previously in academic or professional contexts and if they foresee using it in future endeavors. The students are also asked to watch an educational video about the Toulmin method and consider how their understanding might influence their approach to argumentation.

Furthermore, students are directed to revisit their initial critical evaluation essay, analyze instructor feedback, and articulate plans for integrating that feedback into their upcoming Toulmin-based essay, aiming for improvements.

Finally, students are instructed to engage with peers’ posts that discuss different essays, providing constructive feedback, opinions, and a reasoned rationale for agreement or disagreement, with particular emphasis on discussion of the Toulmin argumentation process.

This comprehensive reflection and analysis aim to develop critical thinking, awareness of argumentative strategies, and engagement with peer perspectives within the context of international issues and academic discourse.

References

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  • Toulmin, S. (1958). The uses of argument. Cambridge University Press.

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