This essay has two parts, 1) Audience Analysis and 2) Rogerian Argument Essay. Include both parts in your Essay 3 document.
First, choose an issue from the SIRS database (Links to an external site.) for your argument essay. Here is an SC library video explaining how to use the SIRS (Links to an external site.) database to choose an issue and to find basic research sources. Next, choose a specific audience for your essay, and write an analysis (about 200 words) of that audience. What specific group of people might need to be convinced about this issue? Discuss their major assumptions, values, authorities/influences, and affinities.
Second, write a well-reasoned, Rogerian argument, directed to your chosen audience, on your chosen issue from SIRS.
Writing Guidelines
Research your chosen issue using such resources as those in the Shasta College library databases (such as SIRS). Make sure your sources are strong, reliable sources. Wikis, poorly researched websites, and clearly biased sources are not strong sources for most argument writing purposes. You must cite at least two sources. Also, consider what sources your audience might deem reliable, and use these if possible.
State whom your audience is, and address that audience directly throughout the essay. You may use 2nd person p. o. v. judiciously, and only on this essay.
Your essay should be guided by a thesis statement asserting your major claim/conclusion on your chosen issue. Clearly set forth your issue/question, and clearly answer it with your thesis/conclusion.
Example 1, argument to a state legislator: Although California seatbelt laws and safety seat laws exist for some good reasons, the state government should relax these laws because they restrict individual freedoms and limit the mobility of poor families.
Example 2, argument to the state commission on school lunches: While eating Twinkies may be unhealthy when eaten in mass quantities, moderate Twinkie consumption is healthy, posing no serious health risk to the majority of consumers.
Example 3, argument to a sports executive: The Los Angeles Heavy Metal Angels, the NFL’s newest team, should hire a female kicker to boost ticket sales, to promote gender equality, and to distract the public from the NFL’s head injury problems.
Your essay should support your thesis statement with good reasons and sound evidence. Use clear, precise language and appropriate qualifiers.
Follow the Rogerian argument (Links to an external site.) approach. Find common ground and shared values. Make reasonable concessions, respectfully refute/rebut opposing points, and build a positive relationship with your audience.
You should write a minimum of 1,200 total words (including the audience analysis), typed in 12 point Times New Roman font.
Use MLA format throughout, including in-text citations with sources cited on a Works Cited page using MLA documentation style.
Writing Process: You should first write a rough draft of this essay and work with peers in the peer review discussion and, if needed, writing center assistants to make your writing better and build a final draft. Critique and advice from your peers (and the writing center) should guide you toward completing your best final draft. I am eager to read your well-crafted, Rogerian arguments!
Grading: Please see the rubric below.
Essay 3: Rogerian Argument for a Specific Audience
Essay 3: Rogerian Argument for a Specific Audience
Criteria Ratings Pts
Thesis and Argument
25 pts
A = Excellent
Very clear thesis statement, valid supporting reasons, and strong evidence. Entirely coherent. Clearly defined key terms. An assumption stated.
21 pts
B=Good
Clear thesis statement, adequate supporting reasons, and some evidence. Coherent. Defines at least one key term. Attempts to state assumption, but it is perhaps slightly unclear or inaccurate.
18 pts
C = Acceptable
Attempted thesis statement maybe slightly unclear, mildly flawed. Two or more basic reasons and evidence. Perhaps a somewhat ambiguous key term. Basic coherence. Hidden/implied assumptions.
15 pts
D=Not Yet
Very poor attempt at an argument. Barely recognizable thesis and support. Lacks coherence.
10 pts
F = Not Acceptable, Lacks Effort
No recognizable thesis and/or reasoning. Incoherent.
/ 25 pts
Research and Documentation
25 pts
A = Excellent
Respectable, reliable sources noticeably strengthen the argument, nearly perfectly documented in MLA style, both in-text and on WC page. Thorough command of the materials.
21 pts
B=Good
Two useful sources (none extremely weak), all documented in MLA style both in-text and on WC page, though there may be minor imperfections. Solid general understanding of the materials.
18 pts
C = Acceptable
Two sources, one weak, or only one strong sources. MLA style attempted, but major errors in documentation of sources. Vague, loose understanding of the materials.
15 pts
D = Not Yet
Very weak sources, and fewer than two. Uncited sources, and/or other major MLA errors compromise the integrity of the essay. Serious inaccuracies in understanding of the materials.
10 pts
F = Not Acceptable, Lacks Effort
No sources, lack of documentation, misunderstands the issue.
/ 25 pts
Style, Tone, and Audience Awareness
30 pts
A = Excellent
Insightful audience analysis. Specifically connects the argument to audience’s assumptions, affinities, influences, etc. Deals fairly with opposing arguments, makes helpful concessions, finds common ground, sustains a positive, intelligent tone.
26 pts
B=Good
Thorough audience analysis, fair with opposing arguments, finds at least one point of common ground, and sustains a positive tone. Perhaps vaguely or loosely connects the argument to audience’s assumptions, affinities, influences, etc.
22 pts
C = Acceptable
Clear audience analysis, perhaps simplistic. Attempts to find common ground and engage positively with opposing side, though may have one serious lapse into a negative tone or approach. Perhaps only implied connection to audience’s assumptions, affinities, influences, etc.
20 pts
D = Not Yet
Weak or short audience analysis. Attempts to find common ground, but largely fails to do so and takes a narrow, antagonistic tone.
15 pts
F = Not Acceptable, Lacks Effort
No audience analysis. Makes no attempt to engage constructively with the audience.
/ 30 pts
Writing Conventions
25 pts
A = Excellent
Nearly perfect grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Ideas are remarkably clear.
21 pts
B=Good
Consistently good grammar, mechanics, punctuation. May have a few errors or awkward sentences.
18 pts
C = Acceptable
Fairly clear overall, but multiple errors, some major, make some spots difficult to read.
15 pts
D = Not Yet
Difficult to read throughout because of major and recurrent errors.
10 pts
F = Not Acceptable, Lacks Effort
Nearly incomprehensible in significant portions of the essay. Errors pervasive. No evidence of editing.
/ 25 pts
Organization and Assignment Directions
15 pts
A = Excellent
The essay is meticulously structured and easy to follow. Effective transitions and paragraphing. Follows all directions.
13 pts
B=Good
Well-structured, mostly easy to follow. Some helpful transitions. Logical paragraphing. Follows nearly all directions.
11 pts
C = Acceptable
Attempts an orderly structure, paragraphing, and transitions, but with weak results. Follows most assignment directions.
9 pts
D = Not Yet
Poor organization, not much effort is evident and/or ignores major assignment directions.
7 pts
F = Not Acceptable, Lacks Effort
No clear organization pattern and/or does not follow directions.
/ 15 pts
Total Points: 0
Subject Topic: Animal Cloning
Animal cloning is a form of reproductive cloning, the process of creating an exact replica of an organism or cell asexually. In 1996, the first successfully cloned animal–Dolly the Sheep–was introduced to the world. Since then, scientists have cloned many other animals including tadpoles, mice, cats and dogs. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared food products derived from cloned animals safe for human consumption and did not require manufacturers to label the products as “cloned.”
This action by the FDA renewed the controversy surrounding the cloning of animals. Critics of cloning call for an outright ban on all types of cloning, while supporters claim the research conducted on cloned animals can lead to medical breakthroughs in humans.
Viewpoint 1
Cloning animals can lead to medical breakthroughs.
Back in the Saddle: Champion Horse Cloned
When We Said Hello, Dolly! And Then the World Changed
Vietnam Claims to Have Cloned Endangered Pot-Bellied Pigs
Viewpoint 2
There are too many risks associated with cloning animals.
Seeing Double: An Overview of Cloning, Past and Present
‘We Could Probably Build Jurassic Park,’ Says Co-Founder of Elon Musk’s Neuralink
A California Couple Was Heartbroken to Say Goodbye to Their Beloved Dog, Marley. So They Cloned Him
Animal Cloning. ProQuest, Ann Arbor, 2022. SIRS Issues Researcher,
https://ezproxy.shastacollege.edu/login?url=https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2257696015?accountid=38842
You may use any source you need for this paper. Please follow the instructions provided by the instructor. This must include a draft, audience analysis and a final Rogerian Argument Essay. Please create a works cite page also.