LIB200: Mass Incarceration through the Liberal Arts
Fall II 2021
Research Project
Stages 3: Standard Form Argument
Due 2/13 (Blackboard) (This final, late deadline is 2/16 with late submissions losing points.)
Please erase all the instructions before submitting this document.
Instructions
Review the video tutorial and PowerPoint slides on standard form arguments before completing this assignment.
Important reminder: Everything you submit needs to be in your own words. Avoid any quotations as you prepare your standard form argument. Paraphrasing is expected, just make sure you provide the citation for each premise and the objection/response.
For this stage of the project, you need to take the evidence and reasoning you found in your research and turn it into a standard form argument.
Make sure that you’ve carefully reviewed my feedback on your earlier stages and make changes to your research question and research if necessary.
A standard form argument has three main pieces: 1) five strong, clearly explained one-sentence premises (premises provide facts, evidence, and reasoning to show that your answer to the research question is correct; 2) the conclusion, which is the answer to your research question; and 3) one objection or counterclaim to a specific premise along with your response to that objection.
Use the form on the following page for this assignment and remember that I can only accept Word or PDF documents.
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Stage 3: Standard Form Argument
Name:
Research Question:
Here you’ll provide your three premise argument (only one sentence per premise) that ultimately answers your research question along with the citation of where you found this evidence for your premises. Erase what I’ve written and just type in your actual premises and the MLA or APA style citation.
P1. (First supporting premise – one sentence.) [CITATION]
P2. (Second supporting premise – one sentence.) [CITATION]
P3. (Third supporting premise – one sentence.) [CITATION]
P4. (Fourth supporting premise – one sentence.) [CITATION]
P5. (Fifth supporting premise – one sentence.) [CITATION]
C. (Conclusion – This is the answer to your research question – one sentence.)
Objection to P___. (Counterclaim to a specific premise – one sentence.) [CITATION]
Response to Obj. (Reply to the counterclaim – one sentence.) [CITATION]