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Question: Assignment 3: Persuasion Versus Judgment

Consider various guidelines for approaching controversial topics, gathering evidence, forming judgments, and constructing arguments to persuade others to agree with our judgments.

For this short assignment:

- Think about the processes of forming a judgment and persuading others in your professional environment. Construct a 2- to 3-paragraph essay intended to persuade someone to agree with your position on a particular topic. Be sure to identify the topic and cite and explain the evidence you consider supportive of your position.

- Make reference to the 11 guidelines for constructing persuasive arguments, and apply two to three of them in your response.

- Submit your essay in the Microsoft Word document format. Name the file M1_A3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc, and submit it to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox by Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

- You must cite the source of information you use. Apply current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.

- Clearly and concisely identified a topic and explained a position.

- Accurately applied at least two guidelines for constructing arguments in your response.

- Offered and explained supporting evidence.

- Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references. Professionally presented the position by using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.