Essay Assignment: Problem Solution Argument Essay

Prompt: In a Persuasive Argument, you will build from the research and analytical skills you developed thus far to identify a problem and advocate for away to address, solve, or resolve that problem. Identify an audience who can benefit from and participate in the solution your proposal addresses. In other words, think of a specific rhetorical situation and opportunity (i.e., draw from the knowledge you learned in Essay Assignment 1 and 2.). Your starting point, then, is to identify something you feel, with good reason, should be changed. Next, argue that a certain action should be taken to respond to or resolve that problem. Most of the paper should be devoted to advocating your plan for addressing/resolving the problem and argue for it using organizational strategies such as cost/benefit, steps, or comparison/contrast. Your essay should also address questions of feasibility. 

To do this, first identify a problem with a clear solution. You can take your cues from the readings included in the book, class discussions, or discussions with your instructor. Consequently, your paper will:

·       articulates your position or definition of a problem;

·       argues for a specific solution to the problem;

·       Lays out a clear step-by-step implantation of the solution.