Argument Analysis

The Argument Analysis comprises approximately 900 words in two sections:

Section 1:

Identify a specific publication (a particular news magazine, online publication, scholarly journal, newspaper, edited collection, etc.) that would suit your Researched Argument 2. Then, clarify why it would be an appropriate fit by discussing, for example:

• related subjects it has covered
• its readership
• its orientation
• its tone
  
  

Section 2:

Demonstrate that both of your Researched Arguments address the same topic but assume distinct positions. To accomplish this goal, you should first point to their concrete similarities. Then, clarify their divergent elements, such as, for example:

• the theses they forward
• the stasis questions they address
• the exigencies to which they respond
• the sources they incorporate (two must be shared, so identify those)
• the enthymemes they invoke
• the language they use
• the appeals they deploy
• the tones they construct
• the readers they addresses
• the arguments they forward
• the arrangements they construct
  
  

Commented example analyses from previous students are available below but note that they do not respond to precisely the same assignment, so do not use them as direct models for your own work:

• Teacher Salaries in NC
• Reducing Landfill Waste
• Opioids
• Mental Health Awareness