Toulmin project

Toulmin project

First, you will choose a topic of interest. Make sure that you choose a public debate with clear sides and stakes (see attachment) Then, you need to research that debate to narrow the topic’s scope, so it can be easily discussed within the word count range.
For example, you may be interested in learning more about traffic issues in the United States. However, that topic is too large to cover for this assignment. After researching peer reviewed articles that discuss US traffic issues in general, you may discover that the metro system in the District of Columbia is underfunded and underutilized. Through your research, you find that you can make a claim that more funds should be made available in order to upgrade the metro system, which would improve traffic issues in the District of Columbia. This would make for a stronger and more specific argument.
Requirements: background, body, and a conclusion.
Choose what will challenge your writing and what would be appropriate for your topic, audience, and field of study:

Op-ed newspaper article.
Blog post.
Letter/proposal to stakeholders.
Press release.
Letter to the editor.
Presidential address.
Election speech (written only).
Application for a position related to the topic.
Defense attorney’s opening statement.
Meeting or conference speech (written only).
Report to supervisor or colleagues.
Case brief.
Advocacy statement.
Call to action paper.