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1. Strategies of Basic Argumentation and Critical Response
Strategies of Basic Argumentation and Critical ResponseStrategies of Basic Argumentation
and Critical ResponseFor this assignment, you will be writing a response to the essay you
selected for your Week 2 Outline. The purpose of a draft is to give your instructor a good
sense of your organizational writing skills so he/she can examine your use of the strategies
of basic argumentation and critical response and provide you with feedback you can
incorporate in your Final Essay.ORDER COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION PAPERS ON Strategies
of Basic Argumentation and Critical ResponseIn your paper,Expand upon your prewriting
from the discussion forums (if applicable) by providing specific details about the essay you
selected and the topic that it explores.Show the steps of the writing process by developing
the Week 2 Outline into a workable rough draft.Compose a clear argument in response to
the selected essay. your response with examples and at least one quote and one
paraphrase (a total of two citations) from the essay you selected.State specific details about
the reading you selected, the topic that it explores, and your critical response to that
topic.Utilize appropriate academic writing tone, style, and citation format as well as correct
grammar, spelling, and sentence mechanics.Organize the essay with an introduction, a
thesis, paragraphs, and a conclusion.The Critical Response Essay – Rough DraftMust be at
least 3 properly formatted pages in length or 750 words (not including title and references
pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource.Must
include a separate title page with the following:Title of draftStudent’s nameCourse name
and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and
the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site..Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site.resource for additional guidance.Must include a clear thesis
statement. For more information about writing thesis statements, visit the Ashford Writing
Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and review Chapters 4 and 5
of Essentials of College Writing.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the
purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site., refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.Must
use at least 1 scholarly source in addition to the course text. Scholarly source should be
found in the Ashford Library.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible

2. Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance
on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is
appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final
say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must
document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site. guide.Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style
as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to
an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for
specifications. ***Please see attached assignments as this shows the progress in order to
complete this assignment. Please use references and add one reference.PressReader – The
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