Assignment: Topic Selection and Outline
Instructions
This course requires you to write an argumentative paper. You will submit a topic and outline. You will submit an annotated bibliography and source evaluation.
For this assignment, address the following:
1. Choose one of the following topics:
a. Should hospital emergency departments be used to treat mental health patients?
b. Should the title "Doctor" be allowed used in clinical situations by nurses who have earned doctoral degrees?
c. Whether vaping is a safe alternative to smoking
d. Whether ketogenic diets pose a health risk
e. Whether coffee consumption is a health benefit or a health risk
f. Whether positive psychology therapy is effective?
g. The value of DNA therapies in treating cancer
h. Should technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 be used to eliminate genetic diseases (or create designer babies)?
2. In a brief thesis paragraph, state the claim you will be making in your paper.
3. Provide an outline for your paper including at least 3 main points that you will use to support your claim. The claim you are making in (2) is your conclusion. Write the supporting points in the form of premises for that conclusion
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.