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Audience:

A special task force commissioned under the State Police to control the city against gun violence and gang culture would be the perfect audience in this regard.

Audience description:
This task force is committed to eradicate illegal arms, criminal activities such as extortion and smuggling of hazardous items, as well as public security.

Why this topic is important to the audience:

The problem of gun violence is a rising issue in the cities nowadays. With the growing number of unemployment and funding, kids now are more drawn into illegal activities either for income or power.

B. Your Response to the Counter Argument:
Respond to the counter argument or alternative solution.
Sample text: Several sources indicate that euthanizing cats for population control doesn't work and is not supported by the public.

1. Evidence:
Sample text: Source: Hall. Carol Jones, director of a Humane Society clinic in Georgia says, 'In the past, these cats were euthanized by the droves... but the problem never resolved!

2. Annotation:
Sample text: This evidence challenges the effectiveness of relying on euthanizing feral cats, which several sources suggest does not work because new cats simply continue to arrive and populate the open territory left by the previous cats.
gas evidence and annotations for each of the supporting points you identified in your

A. Supporting Point 1: the will be less crime

1. Evidence:
Sample text: Source: Crawford. 'The most obvious method for preventing addition to stray populations is by maintaining high neutering rates (for both sexes)!

2. Annotation:
Sample text: This quote shows that increased emphasis on spaying and neutering is the most important step in helping to achieve the goal of keeping the feral cat population down.

B. Supporting Point 2: the community will be safer

1. Evidence:
Sample text: Source: ASPCA. Once cats are spayed or neutered, "nuisance behaviors such as spraying, excessive noisemaking and fighting are largely eliminated and no additional kittens are born."

2. Annotation:
Sample text: This evidence helps support the point that many of the nuisance behaviors that cause complaints from residents would be greatly reduced after spaying and neutering.

C. Supporting Point 3: children can play in peace instead of fear

1. Evidence:
Sample text: Source: Hall. As opposed to other methods, spaying or neutering animals is a humane way to reduce the number of community cats by preventing births of unwanted kittens!

2. Annotation:
Sample text: Individuals interviewed in this source believe that programs focusing on spaying or neutering instead of euthanasia by poisoning or other means are a more compassionate way to deal with these cats.

VI Conclusion

A. Restate Thesis: Restate your thesis using different wording.
Sample text: More funding for the local Humane Society to increase free spay neuter offerings is the best solution to the problem because it will help slow the spread of cats, lower complaints about nuisance cats, and treat these animals with compassion.

B. Call to Action: What is your call to action?
Sample text: Humane Society should begin offering monthly free spay and neuter clinics for local residents.

Answer following questions as well

1. Which audience appeals (logic, credibility, or emotion) have you used the most? Explain why those appeals would help your specific audience accept one of your supporting points. Which characteristic or value of your audience is reflected in that supporting point?

2. Which audience appeals (logic, credibility, or emotion) do your sources use the most? Choose one piece of evidence and explain how the use of audience appeals makes it effective. Which characteristic or value does your audience hold that would make that evidence compelling to them?

3. Draft your introduction paragraph below. Include a hook for your reader and be sure to clearly introduce your topic (the problem). Your thesis will automatically appear at the end of your introduction paragraph.

4. Draft your conclusion paragraph below. Be sure to restate your thesis using different wording and include a call to action.

5. Explain how you used the feedback from Assignment 1 to help improve your writing in Assignment 2. Describe specific changes you made based on feedback and how they improved your work.