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Write a research argument paper on something about world inequality Choose something about an inequality in the world – between nations, regions, continents, peoples, ethnicities, regions, or some other designation, and try to explain it. It can be from the present time or from history, and from anywhere in the world. With two conditions – it must pertain to world inequality, and it must be an argument – you are otherwise free to choose something that interests you. I expect a well-reasoned, careful argument that contains all elements of rhetoric we have studied in A Rhetoric of Argument: Chapter 6 – Definition Argument Chapter 7 – Causation Argument Chapter 8 – Evaluation Argument Chapter 9 – Proposal Argument Of course, for the most convincing argument, you must choose one of these as your overriding structure of your argument. But during the course of your paper you must hit all four of these types of argument, and you must be clear in your paper’s text when you are writing within each one of these argument structures. For example: A student writes a proposal argument saying that the cultural inequality between Chile and Peru is historical in origin and can only be fixed by redressing certain historical wrongs. The overall argument of her paper is in support of this proposal argument, but during the course of her paper she a) defines the inequality she is addressing fully, with many examples and much evidence b) she shows that the inequality was definitely based in historical events which caused it, with many examples and much evidence, and c) she evaluates the qualities and consequences of the inequality, linking them to historical data. But all of these arguments support her overall proposal argument, and she is clear in her paper’s text at what point she is beginning her definition argument, her causal argument, et cetera. This all fits within her larger proposal argument, which is her Thesis Statement (one-three sentences in length, situated as the last sentence(s) of her Introductory paragraph). This is a longer paper, and requires more sources. You must have six sources for this paper, four of which must be scholarly. You must use at least two actual books (not articles — eBooks are, of course, entirely acceptable) in the count of six – but the books you choose do not have to be scholarly books unless you want them to be. You may use Why Nations Fail, if you like, for a source, (you must refer to Acemoglu’s and Robinson’s theories at some point in the paper, either in support or in opposition) or you may choose to only mention Nations passingly, but if you choose to use Nations as a main source it does not count toward your six scholarly sources or your two actual book sources. You may use more than six sources if you choose. 10 pages minimum, with outside research. Double-spaced (no spaces between paragraphs), 12-point font, 1-inch margins. Include a Works Cited Include an Annotated Bibliography (review on Writer’s Help how to construct one)
