• Double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font, 1” margins
• 8 full pages (works cited page doesn’t count as one of these pages)
• At least 8 outside sources from the electronic databases, books, or an instructor-approved web site
• At least 5 of the sources must be from books and/or electronic database articles
• At least 1 source must represent a point of view in opposition to your thesis
•APA format Works Cited page and APA format in-text citations
For your final research paper, you will be taking a position on a contemporary controversial issue and persuading your readers to accept your point of view. The audience for which you are writing is a non-specialist one, with only basic knowledge about your subject matter. Your target audience is skeptical of your position but open-minded. Use the three rhetorical appeals to increase your ability to connect with and convince your readers (logos, pathos, and ethos).