Cause/Affect Argument

You need to produce a persuasive argument regarding the issue or problem at your workplace or in your community. Your argument should make a claim that something specific is causing or contributing to the problem or issue you’ve identified. (You may choose to include a discussion of the effects of the problem or issue, though you are not required to do so.) In order to effectively persuade your audience, you need to: Clearly identify what’s at stake in your claim about this issue. Who cares? What difference does this issue make in the lives of your audience? ? Understand who your audience is. What do they value? Why is this issue an issue? ?Appeal to your audience. What will persuade this particular audience to believe you? ? Describe the issue in your paper, providing appropriate context. Consider the “journalist questions”: Who? What? Where? When? How? Why? ? Discuss in your paper other possible causes, showing why your explanation is most likely. You must use a minimum of Five academic sources for your paper. Use APA rules for formatting your manuscript and for preparing your in-text citations and References list. Audience: stakeholders Purpose: to persuade your audience that your explanation for the cause of this issue is the most likely of any explanation offered Scope: 1200-1400 words [5-6 pages]; must include at least 5 sources