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Read and Analyze the Pro / Con Arguments on the issue you chose. You will need gather data from at least four pro and four con arguments that represent a range of positions on each side. And you will also want to choose varied contexts. For example, your argument choices should not all be editorials or speech excerpts etc.As you read the pro and con arguments about the issue, use the Evernote clipping tool to clip excerpts from each side’s arguments into notes and make analysis comments.Your will need to analyze the arguments at the textual and contextual level.A textual analysis identifies and evaluates the rhetorical features (types of claims, proofs, reasoning, structure etc.) to explain how the author constructs the argument. A contextual analysis identifies under what conditions the argument was presented and why. Use the worksheets posted to the project page, the course readings, and the slidedoc on analyzing written arguments to help you take notes.As you work, dig deeper into each argument and consider the expert rankings if these are given. If the argument is presented as an excerpt from a single source, go to the original source to gain a better understanding of the context, and if it is a compilation argument created by the ProCon.org team, consider the amount and type of support offered in the bibliography.You will also need to explain what seems to be the most salient areas of disagreement between the two sides, and what claims, support, and reasoning that you find to be most persuasive on each side, and which are the least?Copy the citation information into your notes. See the link “How to Cite Sources from ProCon.org.” You may clip the citation or cut and paste it.

 
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