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1. Take a look at HOW TO FORM YOUR ARGUMENT below.
2. Then, for this discussion, write out in complete sentences
- the conclusion to your argument for your essay-either social media does or doesn't create an environment that encourages narcissistic behavior-
- and the two premises of your argument-the reasons your conclusion is rationally true.
- This means you should have a total of THREE sentences. Take a look at the examples below.
3. Next, respond to a classmates' post (someone who hasn't received feedback yet), and give them CONSTRUCTIVE PEER FEEDBACK by answering the following FOUR questions:
- Is the conclusion on topic and task? In other words, is it a complete sentence that takes a stance and states whether or not social media does or doesn't encourage narcissistic behavior? If not, what does the writer need to do to fix this?
- Are there two reasons or premises to back the conclusion, and are they written as two separate sentences? If not, what's wrong or missing?
- Does each premise lay out cause and effect? What could the writer do to make the cause and effect clearer or more logical?
- Is the writing clear and easy to follow and predominately free from errors? If not, what should the writer fix?
HOW TO FORM YOUR ARGUMENT
THE CONCLUSION TO YOUR ARGUMENT
- Your conclusion should clearly make a claim that is on topic and task with the assignment-that social media either does or doesn't create an environment that encourages narcissistic behaviors.
THE PREMISES OF YOUR ARGUMENT
- Why is your claim true? Each of your two premises should be a reason why a rational person should believe your claim.
- Each premise should lay out the COMPLETE CAUSE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS.
- And each premise should contain reading strands (repetition of key ideas) from the conclusion to the premises.
Let's say, for example, your conclusion claims that
For some, social media is the perfect breeding ground for narcissistic behaviors.
Then one of your premises might argue more specifically that
One reason social media creates an environment that promotes narcissistic behavior is because it encourages people to fixate on receiving adoration from others by gaining more and more "likes" and "followers."
Notice how this premise
- is clearly a reason that supports the conclusion;
- is clearly on topic and task;
- repeats key ideas from the conclusion, which helps create a logical progression of thought; and
- clearly lays out the CAUSE and EFFECT relationship by stating
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- a SPECIFIC CAUSE--what exactly it is about social media that creates an environment that leads to narcissistic behavior--" gaining more and more 'likes' and 'followers' "--and
- a SPECIFIC, NARCISSISTIC EFFECT--fixating on "receiving adoration from others." (You can choose from the 9 Traits of Narcissistic Personality chart above.)
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your conclusion is your thesis, and your two premises are the main ideas for your argument essay.
You now have a rough outline of your paper.