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Length requirement: 5 pages minimum; typed; 12 point font, double-spaced.

You do not have to cite the two articles read in class, but any outside source used should be cited in MLA.

Question 1. Having read "Corn-Pone Opinions" by Mark Twain, write an essay in which you disagree or agree with the statement (Mark Twain's explanation of his friends comment about corn-pone opinions): "man is not independent, and cannot afford views which might interfere with his bread and butter." Also decide if you agree with his further assertion that these opinions are not necessarily calculated by individuals but are just a matter of the group influencing the individual. As you discuss his argument, be sure to analyze it referencing either the Aristotelian view of argument which includes ethos, logs and pathos and/or the Toulmin model which includes facts/backing, warrants, and the claim. In addition to examples from "Corn-Pone Opinions, you may also use examples from "Letter from A Birmingham Jail," other historical or political sources (cite in MLA if appropriate) and your own experience

Question 2. Having read "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King, write an essay in which you discuss what his major claim is and what are his key facts, warrants, backing. Also describe the major qualifiers he introduces against his own argument and how he rebuts them. In the course of his letter, do you think that he has understood and summarized his opponent's point of view and found common ground while pushing forward his own argument, as a Rogerian would? Explain. Does King's method of arguing strengthen or weaken his case, explain? Optional: Discuss ethos, pathos, logos in the context of King's argument. Would King agree or disagree with Mark twain's "Corn-Pone argument?