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Case: Your final presentation of your chosen issue can fall into one of these three categories. There is room for some fluidity between these, as your presentation might do more than just one, or might not quite fall into any one of these three common examples. You do not have to choose the nature of your presentation at this point, but you should be considering it at this stage.
Problem/Solution Presentation: identifies and analyzes a problem in your area of study or future career and offers a solution,
Synthesis/Discovery Presentation: explores the nature of a specific phenomenon and in some way elucidates it or offers a fresh perspective,
Position Presentation: crafts an argument intended to persuade an audience comprised of those in the same discourse community and offers counterarguments that anticipate opposing views or contentions.

Please note that these styles of presentation all do more than simply raise awareness of a particular topic or question. They all offer some sort of argument. A solution is an argument. A fresh perspective argues "we should be looking at it this way instead of that way," and taking a position is clearly argumentative. Your essay should do more than simply raise awareness about your topic. What's your argument, beyond "more people should know about this"?

Issue Analysis - Your Own Point of View

1. What is the general topic that you want to explore?
2. What is the underexamined issue pertaining to this topic? How do you plan on discussing this topic in a unique, compelling way?
3. Who is your intended audience? Who does, or should, care about this issue?
4. Why does this issue matter in the grand scheme of things? How does it apply to a greater conversation? What are the real-world applications / consequences?

Issue Analysis - First Source Point of View
1. Who/What is your first source? Be specific (more than just a name/website. Provide background information).
2. What is the source's relationship to the topic? How are they connected to the topic?
3. What is your source's message? (What is their "I say" statement?)
4. What is motivating your source? What's shaping its view of the topic? (What is their "they say" statement?)
5. How does this source help inform your underexamined issue? What information does it provide that's essential to the underexamined issue?

Issue Analysis - Second Source Point of View
6. Who/What is your first source? Be specific (more than just a name/website. Provide background information).
7. What is the source's relationship to the topic? How are they connected to the topic?
8. What is your source's message? (What is their "I say" statement?)
9. What is motivating your source? What's shaping its view of the topic? (What is their "they say" statement?)
10. How does this source help inform your underexamined issue? What information does it provide that's essential to the underexamined issue?

Issue Analysis - Third Source Point of View
11. Who/What is your first source? Be specific (more than just a name/website. Provide background information).
12. What is the source's relationship to the topic? How are they connected to the topic?
13. What is your source's message? (What is their "I say" statement?)
14. What is motivating your source? What's shaping its view of the topic? (What is their "they say" statement?)
15. How does this source help inform your underexamined issue? What information does it provide that's essential to the underexamined issue?

Issue Analysis - Fourth Source Point of View
16. Who/What is your first source? Be specific (more than just a name/website. Provide background information).
17. What is the source's relationship to the topic? How are they connected to the topic?
18. What is your source's message? (What is their "I say" statement?)
19. What is motivating your source? What's shaping its view of the topic? (What is their "they say" statement?)
20. How does this source help inform your underexamined issue? What information does it provide that's essential to the underexamined issue?