Persuasive term paper
need to have a persuasive term paper done for masters in healthcare
Assignment Instructions
Due Date: September 20, 2020 at 11:55pm (CST)
You will self-select a contemporary topic or issue on a topic of either Health Law or Ethics and prepare and write a paper of 6-10 pages. This is a persuasive paper so, you will choose one side of the topic and argue that side. You will be graded on how well you support your argument. Your audience is Congress. You are trying to convince them that whatever stance you are taking is the right one and the one that should direct how they legislate on your topic.
In persuasive writing, a writer takes a position FOR or AGAINST an issue and writes to convince the reader to believe or do something. Persuasive writing, also known as the argument essay, utilizes logic and reason to show that one idea is more legitimate than another idea. It attempts to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view or to take a particular action. The argument must always use sound reasoning and solid evidence by stating facts, giving logical reasons, using examples, and quoting experts. When planning a persuasive essay, follow these steps:
- Choose your position. Which side of the issue or problem are you going to write about, and what solution will you offer? Know the purpose of your essay.
- Analyze your audience. Decide if your audience agrees with you, is neutral, or disagrees with your position.
- Research your topic. A persuasive essay must provide specific and convincing evidence.
- Structure your essay. Figure out what evidence you will include and in what order you will present the evidence.
Remember to consider your purpose, your audience, and your topic. The following criteria are essential to produce an effective argument.
- Develop a strong thesis – a clear, concise statement of your main argument; the overall idea you’ll be arguing. Your thesis will also serve as a roadmap for the rest of your essay, giving the reader a general idea of the path your argument will follow.
- Test your thesis. Your thesis, i.e., argument, must have two sides. It must be debatable. If you can write down a thesis statement directly opposing your own, you will ensure that your own argument is debatable.
- Disprove the opposing argument. Understand the opposite viewpoint of your position and then counter it by providing contrasting evidence or by finding mistakes and inconsistencies in the logic of the opposing argument.
- Support your position with evidence. Remember that your evidence must appeal to reason Topic Examples
Topic Examples:
- HIPAA
- Physician Assisted Suicide
- End of Life Issues-Death Panels
- Do We Still Need EMTALA?
- How Informed is Informed Consent?
- Tort Reform
- Should vaccination be a federal mandate?
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Term Paper Health Law & Ethics |
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Total Points |
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CLARITY & INTENTION (30) |
· Takes a clear position and supports it consistently with well-chosen reasons and/or examples; may use persuasive strategy to convey an argument. · Original thought or approach. · Demonstrates a clear intention that is responsive to the assigned task. · Contextualizes the topic or texts to be analyzed. |
· Takes a clear position and supports it with relevant reasons and/or examples through much of the essay · Demonstrates an adequate focus on assigned task. · Argument is fairly obvious, clear, and concise. |
· Takes a clear position and supports it with some relevant reasons and/or examples; there is some development of the essay, overall the essay is underdeveloped. · Demonstrates an attempt to answer assigned task, but is vague and is made of statements rather than arguments. |
· Takes a position and provides uneven support; may lack development in parts or be repetitive OR essay is no more than a well-written beginning. · Position is unclear and provides minimal to no support, may only paraphrase the prompt. · Demonstrates minimal attention to the assigned task. · Paper makes no argument and has no direction. |
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CONTENT DEVELOPMENT (25) |
· Content explores complex ideas that are used to shape compelling work. · Provides ample evidence to support arguments. · Employs logical and smooth writing. |
· Content demonstrates consideration of new ideas that are used to shape solid work. · Provides some, but not enough, evidence to support main point. · Somewhat logical, but at times wanders. |
· Content demonstrates attention to simple ideas that are evident in the work. · Student did not master the material due to shallow researching and careless reading. · Difficult to follow, full of digressions. |
· Content demonstrates consideration of simple ideas that are evident in some elements of the paper. · Thoughts are unclear and unconnected. |
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STRUCTURE & ORGANIZATION (20) |
· Careful statement of thesis. · Strong topic sentences and paragraph connections. · Compelling conclusion organically following from the earlier ideas expanded in the paper. |
· Contextualizes the topic and text to be analyzed. Uneven in paragraph construction and connections. · Conclusion does not support thesis very well. |
· Paper does not provide context. Paragraphs do not have topic sentences and are randomly organized. · Conclusion is weak and hastily added at the end of the paper. |
· There is no opening paragraph or thesis. Paragraphs and sentences are disjointed. · No conclusion. |
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RESEARCH & USE OF SOURCES (15) |
· Skillfully uses at least · Cites primary sources as evidence to support well developed ideas. |
· Competently uses at least |
· Uses less than · Sources sometimes are not relevant. · Often relies on personal assumptions not based on evidence. |
· Attempts to use some sources and evidence to support ideas, but mostly relies on personal assumptions. |
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LANGUGAGE
& (10) |
· Careful editing; · Proper margins, spacing, footnoting, quotations, pagination and bibliographical citations using APA Style. · Flawless spelling, grammar, typography and punctuation. Respects required length specified in assignment. · Written in own words. · Uses information and sources ethically and legally. |
· Some spelling and grammatical errors. · Respects required length specified in assignment. · Adequate use of APA Style. · Written in own words. · Uses information/sources ethically and legally. |
· Use of slang, colloquial expressions or other informal speech. · Many spelling and grammatical errors. · Poor or no use APA Style · May not follows assignment plan and has poor or no transitions. · |
· Length of paper is significantly shorter than required in the assignment. · Language is informal, not respecting the standards of an academic paper. · Numerous spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors. · Very Poor or no use of APA |
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100-90 |
89-80 |
79-70 |
69-0 |
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