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Today, we will move on to some specific tips for writing your argument essays. Please take out the notes you have already started for argumentation and follow along with the presentation.

Homework. Due tomorrow. Respond to the following questions:

1. What is/are the most effective aspect(s) of the "Health and Healing" essay? Use specifics from the essay to defend your point of view.
   
2. What is/are the weakest aspect(s) of the "Health and Healing" essay? Use specifics from the essay to defend your point of view.
   
3. Which argument structure does the "Health and Healing" essay use (one, two, or three). Do you think this is the most effective rhetorical choice to argue this topic? Why or why not?
   
4. What is/are the most effective aspect(s) of the Cat Bill essay? Use specifics from the essay to defend your point of view.
5. What is/are the least effective aspect(s) of the Cat Bill essay? Use specifics from the essay to defend your point of view.
6. Which argument structure does the Cat Bill use? Do you think this is the most effective rhetorical choice for this particular topic? Why or why not?
7. Write a brief reflection about the sample argument essay you wrote about a pet peeve of yours. Assess the effectiveness of your argument based on our class discussion and the your responses to the previous questions. What do you do best? Why is this? What is still weak? Why is this? Which persuasive appeal do you tend to use the most? Why? the least? Why? You must use direct quotations from your essay in this reflection. This will be due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Once we have gone over your responses to those eight questions, we will move on to some specific tips for writing your argument essays. Please take out the notes you have already started for argumentation and follow along with the presentation.