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Q3 tips (argument question)
How to craft an argument (for Q3)
Notes of Argument Essay
Argumentation (from AP Course guide; start at pg33)
Argumentation - study of effective reasoning - short notes
AP Argumentation - the study of effective reasoning (Nelson lecture?)
shorter version on effective reasoning / argumentation
Underlying Assumptions of Argumentation
Lenses (Econ, Enviro, Sci, Political, Ethical, Cultural, Futuristic, etc)
50 pg PDF on writing persuasively
The Art of Persuasion pg 4-5
Argumentative Essay 1 pg
Reading and Writing Analytically PDF
How to Win an Argument
Q3 tips (argument question)
How to craft an argument (for Q3)
Notes of Argument Essay
Argumentation (from AP Course guide; start at pg33)
Argumentation - study of effective reasoning - short notes
AP Argumentation - the study of effective reasoning (Nelson lecture?)
shorter version on effective reasoning / argumentation
Underlying Assumptions of Argumentation
Lenses (Econ, Enviro, Sci, Political, Ethical, Cultural, Futuristic, etc)
50 pg PDF on writing persuasively
The Art of Persuasion pg 4-5
Argumentative Essay 1 pg
Reading and Writing Analytically PDF
How to Win an Argument
Q3 intro
1. A weekly feature of The New York Times Magazine is a column by Randy Cohen called “The Ethicist”, in which people raise ethical questions to which Cohen provides answers. The question below is from the column that appeared on April 4, 2003.At my high school, various clubs and organizations sponsor charity drives, asking students to bring in money, food and clothing. Some teachers offer bonus points on tests and final averages as incentives to participate. Some parents believe that this sends a morally wrong message, undermining the value of charity as a selfless act. Is the exchange of donations for grades OK?
The practice of offering incentives for charitable acts is widespread, from school projects to fund drives by organizations such as public television stations, to federal income tax deductions for contributions to charities. In a well-written essay, develop a position on the ethics of offering incentives for charitable acts. Support your position with evidence from your reading, observation, and/or experience.
2. Any change for the better brings its own evil with it, and so one powerful consideration should always be in the back of our minds: if we release this good thing, what evil is likely to escape with it?
Select a change for the better that has occurred or that you would like to see occur in society and, in a well-organized essay, analyze both its desirable and undesirable effects. 1983 Q1
3. The list below is made up of pairs of words that are closely related in meaning but differ in connotation. Select one or more pairs; then write an essay in which you discuss and elaborate on the distinctions between the words. Include considerations such as how, when, where, why and by whom each word is likely to be used:
Art..Craft/Faith..Creed/Gang..Club/Intelligent..Smart/Labor..Work/Lady..Woman/Religion..Cult/Terrorist..Revolutionary 86 Q2
4. “It is human nature to want patterns, standards, and a structure of behavior. A pattern to conform to is a kind of shelter.”
In a well-written essay, evaluate the truth of the assertion above. Use evidence or examples from your reading or experience to make your argument convincing. 86Q3
5. Imagine that you have been asked to contribute to a magazine or newspaper an article about a specific place. Write such an article, describing a place that you know well and that might be of interest or significance to your readers. Besides defining that interest or significance, your article should use its descriptive detail to make clear your attitude towards the place you describe. 88Q3
6. The first chapter of Ecclesiastes, a book in the Bible, concludes with these words, “For in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.”
Write a carefully reasoned, persuasive essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies this assertion. Use evidence from your observation, experience, or reading to develop your position. 91Q3
7. In The Spectator (12/15/1711), Joseph Addison wrote: “If the talent of ridicule were employed to laugh men out of vice and folly, it might be of some use to the world; but instead of this, we find that it is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything that is solemn and serious, decent and praiseworthy in human life.”
Write a carefully reasoned persuasive essay that defends, challenges or qualifies Addison’s assertion. Use evidence from your observation, experience, or reading to develop your position. 92Q2
. 99Q39. 8. Contemporary life is marked by controversy. Choose a controversial local, national, or global issue with which you are familiar. Then, using appropriate evidence, write an essay that carefully considers the opposing positions on this controversy and proposes a solution or compromise. 04Q29. Michael Ignatieff, Professor of the Practice of Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, made the following observation: “To belong is to understand the tacit codes of the people you live with.”
Consider how unspoken rules help define group identity. Then write a carefully reasoned essay that examines the relationship between unspoken rules and belonging. Use specific examples to develop your position. 04 FormB Q3
1. A weekly feature of The New York Times Magazine is a column by Randy Cohen called “The Ethicist”, in which people raise ethical questions to which Cohen provides answers. The question below is from the column that appeared on April 4, 2003.At my high school, various clubs and organizations sponsor charity drives, asking students to bring in money, food and clothing. Some teachers offer bonus points on tests and final averages as incentives to participate. Some parents believe that this sends a morally wrong message, undermining the value of charity as a selfless act. Is the exchange of donations for grades OK?
The practice of offering incentives for charitable acts is widespread, from school projects to fund drives by organizations such as public television stations, to federal income tax deductions for contributions to charities. In a well-written essay, develop a position on the ethics of offering incentives for charitable acts. Support your position with evidence from your reading, observation, and/or experience.
2. Any change for the better brings its own evil with it, and so one powerful consideration should always be in the back of our minds: if we release this good thing, what evil is likely to escape with it?
Select a change for the better that has occurred or that you would like to see occur in society and, in a well-organized essay, analyze both its desirable and undesirable effects. 1983 Q1
3. The list below is made up of pairs of words that are closely related in meaning but differ in connotation. Select one or more pairs; then write an essay in which you discuss and elaborate on the distinctions between the words. Include considerations such as how, when, where, why and by whom each word is likely to be used:
Art..Craft/Faith..Creed/Gang..Club/Intelligent..Smart/Labor..Work/Lady..Woman/Religion..Cult/Terrorist..Revolutionary 86 Q2
4. “It is human nature to want patterns, standards, and a structure of behavior. A pattern to conform to is a kind of shelter.”
In a well-written essay, evaluate the truth of the assertion above. Use evidence or examples from your reading or experience to make your argument convincing. 86Q3
5. Imagine that you have been asked to contribute to a magazine or newspaper an article about a specific place. Write such an article, describing a place that you know well and that might be of interest or significance to your readers. Besides defining that interest or significance, your article should use its descriptive detail to make clear your attitude towards the place you describe. 88Q3
6. The first chapter of Ecclesiastes, a book in the Bible, concludes with these words, “For in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.”
Write a carefully reasoned, persuasive essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies this assertion. Use evidence from your observation, experience, or reading to develop your position. 91Q3
7. In The Spectator (12/15/1711), Joseph Addison wrote: “If the talent of ridicule were employed to laugh men out of vice and folly, it might be of some use to the world; but instead of this, we find that it is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything that is solemn and serious, decent and praiseworthy in human life.”
Write a carefully reasoned persuasive essay that defends, challenges or qualifies Addison’s assertion. Use evidence from your observation, experience, or reading to develop your position. 92Q2
. 99Q39. 8. Contemporary life is marked by controversy. Choose a controversial local, national, or global issue with which you are familiar. Then, using appropriate evidence, write an essay that carefully considers the opposing positions on this controversy and proposes a solution or compromise. 04Q29. Michael Ignatieff, Professor of the Practice of Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, made the following observation: “To belong is to understand the tacit codes of the people you live with.”
Consider how unspoken rules help define group identity. Then write a carefully reasoned essay that examines the relationship between unspoken rules and belonging. Use specific examples to develop your position. 04 FormB Q3