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1. Touchstone 4: Persuasive Recommendation Report SCENARIO: Your
workplace has expe
Touchstone 4: Persuasive Recommendation ReportSCENARIO: Your workplace has
experienced significant change recently, and your department is expected to respond to
change with innovation. Your immediate manager has asked you to determine one specific
innovation for your department; you will be responsible for the implementation of this
innovation.Your manager has asked you to first create an informative report in which you
explore how this innovation might be implemented. Once they approve or provide feedback
on this, they would like you to create a recommendation report for the department
manager.ASSIGNMENT: In Unit 3, you revised the informative report in which you
researched several methods for implementing your chosen innovation and compared and
contrasted them based on factors that you chose. In this assignment, you will choose one of
these methods and write a persuasive composition in which you aim to persuade your
audience that this is the best course of action to take in order to implement your
innovation.To write a detailed recommendation, you will need to consider 2-3 criteria that
are influencing your recommendation. These should be the same criteria that you evaluated
objectively in your comparison/contrast assignment; however, you should look at them
through a new lens as you are now aiming to persuade your audience that one method is
better suited than the others rather than to inform about the similarities and differences
between the methods.In addition to advocating for the method you have chosen, you should
spend at least one body paragraph acknowledging and responding to any counterarguments
you anticipate regarding this method. Think about the method you did not choose and why
someone might advocate for that method instead. Address those concerns by demonstrating
why the method you have chosen is still the best option. Refer to the Unit 4 lesson called
“Using Counterarguments” for further instruction on addressing these types of arguments
in a persuasive composition.In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit
must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with
a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the Touchstone.A. Assignment
GuidelinesDIRECTIONS: Write a 4-6 page recommendation report in which you:Use the
information you have learned from your informative comparison/contrast assignment to
create a persuasive thesis in which you advocate for one of the methods of implementation
that you investigated for your innovation. The thesis should clearly state the method you
think is best and why (the 2-3 criteria that influenced your recommendation).For example,

2. if you compared and contrasted various instant messaging tools for creating more rapid
communication between teams, you could argue in favor of implementing a particular tool
due to the fact that it is less expensive and more user-friendly than the other options.State
your persuasive thesis in an introductory paragraph.Include 5-7 body paragraphs that
explore the criteria that led you to advocate for this particular method of implementation,
applying and analyzing researched evidence.Make sure to explain your reasoning and
interpretation of your researched evidence, using the techniques of context, translation, and
analysis where appropriate.Address potential counterarguments using logic and
evidence.Using APA format, cite and reference 2-4 reliable primary or secondary sources
that you used to support your argument for this particular method of implementation.Make
sure to integrate your source material effectively, using the techniques of summarizing,
paraphrasing, and quoting where appropriate.End with a concluding paragraph that
restates your thesis in different words and provides a concluding thought.Write in the
persuasive mode throughout the composition, using rhetorical appeals.Minimize
mechanical and stylistic errors.Answer the reflection questions listed below.B. Reflection
QuestionsDIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following
reflection questions.Think about the specific skills and techniques that you used while
developing and writing this final assignment. What have you learned about how to present a
strong argument using persuasive writing techniques? How can you apply this knowledge
in your professional or everyday life? (4-5 sentences)Consider this course as a whole. What
have you learned about yourself as a writer? Is there anything you have struggled with in
the past that you now feel more confident about as a result of taking this course? (5-6
sentences)