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Argumentative Paper
(This is my thesis statement: ”Without the assistance of France, the people of the newly founded United States
of America would not have had the resources available to guarantee their emancipation from England and gain
their independence.”)
In 1,500 2,000 words (approx. 4 6 pages), discuss your chosen topic from your assigned paper and present your
argumentative thesis in regard to that topic. Remember that you must present an argument that can be argued
both ”for” and ”against” your stated position. A good approach would be to start with introducing your thesis
with some background and context, followed next by presentation of your primary argument, then presenting a
series of counterarguments that others could raise against your primary position, then ”repair” any damage you
did, and then end with a strong conclusion. Let me know if you have any questions about my expectations here.
Format
The final submission should have a cover page with title, your name, your course and section, and the date of
submission. You are required to use at least five academically reputable sources. Anonymous sources are not
academically reputable. I would recommend that you obtain your sources through the college library’s holdings.
Note that many books and journals can be viewed online through the library. To assist you with your review,
please complete and submit a ”CRAAP” worksheet for each source you decide to use. It is a lovely acronym
the idea is that if your source is reputable, it won’t be ”CRAAP”. Ultimately, if the source is rated ”Good” or
“Excellent”, you should be good to go.
You will also be expected to utilize the Chicago Style of Citation to document how you used each source.
Examples of this citation style for notes and bibliography entries can be found at the Purdue Online Writing Lab
here. Related to this, you will be required to use footnotes (as opposed to endnotes or parenthetical citations).
Finally, you should end with a bibliography page listing your sources in the proper format.
Page numbers should be located in the top right header of each page with both your last name and the page
number (e.g. Seutter 1). The margins should be no larger than 1 inch in size, the font must be Times New
Roman, 12 point, and the body of the paper should be double spaced.
The following sources (plus one other reliable source) are what need to be referenced for the paper. If you need
copies of any of the sources, please let me know and I will provide it.
2016. ”American Revolution.” Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia 1p. 1. Funk & Wagnalls New World
Encyclopedia, EBSCOhost (accessed September 24, 2016).
Kingsbury, Alex. 2008. ”Allied With the Enemy of Our Enemy. (cover story).” U.S. News & World Report 145,
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no. 1: 48. Military & Government Collection, EBSCOhost (accessed September 25, 2016).
Shearer, Kent. 2003. ”Pragmatic Dogmatics.” Enterprise/Salt Lake City 32, no. 35: 21. MasterFILE Premier,
EBSCOhost (accessed September 25, 2016).
Axelrod, Alan. 2000. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the American Revolution. Indianapolis, Ind: Alpha Books,
2000. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), EBSCOhost (accessed September 25, 2016).
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