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Essay - Prediction Paper

Assignment:
Write an argumentative essay in which you make a specific, defensible prediction that can be verified within the next one to ten years. If your prediction can be verified within the next twelve months, it won't work for this paper. For this essay, you might argue about a team's likely success, a politician's chances in an election, the probable success of an upcoming product, or how a new technology might affect the United States. As a part of your essay, be sure to discuss and describe the groups who are relevant to your prediction and how their behaviors influence the conclusion you've drawn.

Defensibility:
Your prediction must be defensible, meaning that your reader could reasonably agree or disagree with you. Arguing that the sun will continue to exist in ten years is not a defensible position.

Evidence:
Be sure to use both qualitative and quantitative evidence to make your argument. This essay challenges you to evaluate individual variables and determine how they will interact.

Purpose:
As individuals, you are constantly required to make predictions about the future. While predicting what will happen can be extremely difficult, it can also be a very useful skill, especially when it comes to writing. Composition routinely requires you to assess your audience and predict how your decisions will affect your reader. More broadly, you'll have to vote on propositions and candidates. Understanding how those individuals and laws will affect society comes down to questions of predictive analysis. In planning for retirement, you will also need to make predictions. This paper will enhance your observational, analytical, and argumentative skills.

Requirements:
2,000-2,5000 words, standard heading, 12-point font size, Times New Roman, standardized margins, MLA formatting, word count, college appropriate style, 5 sources