{"id":72,"date":"2017-01-30T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-college-writing-1\/?post_type=chapter&p=72"},"modified":"2017-05-16T15:11:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T15:11:04","slug":"the-issues-essay-using-argument-and-persuasion","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-collegewriting\/chapter\/the-issues-essay-using-argument-and-persuasion\/","title":{"raw":"The Issues Essay - Using Argument and Persuasion","rendered":"The Issues Essay – Using Argument and Persuasion"},"content":{"raw":"\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Writing an Issues Essay\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>\r\n\r\nYou have now had practice in understanding, creating, and refining writing in a few rhetorical modes. As we arrive at the Issues Essay, I am asking that you put to use most, if not all, of the critical skills you have gained in writing so far. As such, you will be required to do outside research, on a topic of your choice, and to present it by utilizing the principles of argumentative\/persuasive writing and perhaps by employing the tenets you are familiar with in the way of description\/narration and comparison\/contrast. As is the case with all of the writing you have done up to this point, the Issues Essay is a progressive undertaking. In the most basic sense, this essay should be thought of as a means of illustrating your argument and providing research to support it. You should also take into consideration the idea of being persuasive, as part of your purpose entails displaying an ability to convince the reader that he\/she should buy what you are selling. This is where careful planning may aid you and I encourage you to create an outline, or some sense of a structure, before you even draft the essay. Doing so will help show how your paper will come together eventually and in what order the research will unfold so that your sources continually support your argument as it advances. While I am suggesting that you complete said outline, it is not a requirement. As the essay progresses, you will need to flesh out the paper with a proper introduction, have a proper thesis statement (likely at the end of the introductory paragraph), have your argument develop with research to support it, and have a proper MLA Works Cited page (you may do APA if you clear it with me). In the end, this is a more demanding task than your previous essays and, as such, you should use your time wisely over the next several weeks.\r\n\r\nArgument & Persuasion<\/strong><\/b>\r\n