Essay 4: Argument Research Essay In Essay 3 you raised awareness about an issue by defining it as a problem that needs to be solved. You will reuse the topic from Essay 3 as well as any or all of the writing content from that assignment and the Annotated Bibliography. Consequently, in Essay 4 you will explore the problem more fully and argue for a specific solution. To demonstrate your objectivity and eliminate bias, it is important that you explain at least one counter-argument or naysayer in your essay. Keep in mind that there are several possibilities for including a naysayer. You may have your naysayer contest that the problem you are attempting to solve isn’t really a problem at all. However, it’s often easier to incorporate a naysayer who simply doesn’t agree with your proposed solution. Guidelines: Here are the writing instructions: Your essay should include four sections. Some of these sections may only be a single paragraph whereas others will be multiple paragraphs spanning several pages. These sections include the following: introduction, counter-argument, argument, and conclusion. The introductory section helps readers see who cares and why, as well as an appropriate number of body paragraphs to illustrate the issue and what the debate on it is about. Essentially, Essay 3 serves as this introductory section. However, you may choose not to use Essay 3 if your topic has evolved significantly or you would prefer not to use it. For the counter-argument section, adequately summarize and explain support for a naysayer. Do this objectively without evaluative statements. Remember the purpose of an argument is to persuade those who disagree with you to agree with you. The counter-argument section shows to them that you have taken the time to fully consider their point of view. In the argument section, you need to do two things: #1 offer a rebuttal (disprove the counter-argument) and #2 support your argument. Unlike the counter-argument, which simply explains a point of view, your job here is to convince the reader that your perspective is the best solution. Lastly, use the conclusion section to recap the counter-argument and argument, and remind the reader of the So What? Who Cares? Use at least six sources, including those from your Annotated Bibliography and Essay 3 assignments if you choose. Of those six sources at least one source should be from an academic / scholarly journal, and all should be credible and appropriate for academic audiences. Refer to the FCC library’s EN101 Research Guide for a comparison between popular and scholarly sources and for help assessing sources’ credibility. A link to the EN101 Research Guide is available on Blackboard. Use correct MLA essay format: Margins, Header, Heading, Page numbers, Spacing Title (see resources in our course site for help with this), and especially Citation. Before you submit for grading, make sure that you proofread for errors in grammar and mechanics. Appropriate length for this assignment is 2000-2500 words. The Works Cited page is not included when determining the length. To be clear, the appropriate length is a guideline and not a requirement. If you find that your essay is short, don’t just add meaningless filler. Recognize that a paper is typically short because some of the sections are underdeveloped or the scope is too broad. Ensure that you have a specific solution to a specific problem, and then check that you have incorporated detailed support using the quotation sandwich frame introduced earlier this semester. Essays that exceed the length requirement often signify that the essay is written more like a report than an argument, where lots of research is listed and explained and the argument is an afterthought