(AI). Many of you have found that you can use some of the same research

This assignment requires you to revise your Academic Argument Essay, for which you have researched and written a first draft of an argument about a topic related to artificial intelligence (AI). Many of you have found that you can use some of the same research sources in this essay that you used in your Synthesis Essay (Informative Report). Some of you have found that you can use some of the same writing from previous essays and assignments in this essay. You are free to reuse material you’ve already located through research and that you have written in previous assignments for this class, but you will likely have to re-purpose your older writing to fit the requirements of this assignment. Reports and arguments each have different purposes, so they will have different kinds of thesis statements, different topic sentences, and different required evidence. Review pages 55-6 for ways to think carefully about the purpose of your writing. Submit your revision to this assignment space as a Word document by 11:59pm Friday, 6/19. Format your essay using MLA style guidelines in 12-point type, use Times New Roman font, and use MLA citations. See pages 586-87 of our textbook for more information about formatting a paper using MLA style. See pages 588-96 for an example of an essay formatted in MLA style. 1500-2000 words (MLA headings and works cited lists are excluded from the word count) The skills required to complete the research paper are the skills necessary to complete your college degree and to work within the larger contemporary culture. The ability to find quality, reliable information and use that information to address contemporary problems large and small is the most valued skill in most professional cultures. You will use every skill we have worked on this semester: summary, analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and argument. The research paper marks the culmination of your work in critical thinking and writing. You must make an argument about artificial intelligence based on your research. That means you must compose a clear, limited thesis. The thesis must be arguable. You must support your thesis with strong chains of reasoning based in evidence. All claims must be supported by evidence. You must also make it clear to your audience why your argument matters. Why should they care about this? Persuade us that reading your paper is worthwhile. You must also address doubts and questions about, as well as counterarguments to, your position. Addressing opposing viewpoints builds your credibility as a writer. You must assume that your audience is skeptical of your claims. Avoid broad generalizations and supposedly self-evident claims. Be precise and exhaustive in your explanations. You must synthesize a minimum of (scholarly, peer-reviewed sources) to use as evidence in support of your argument (you may also include other sources to provide context). Use this evidence concretely and with specificity. That is, simply parroting someone else’s general opinion is not evidence in itself. You must synthesize a in the research paper. The opening paragraphs of you essay should provide thorough background and context about your essay’s topic. Your thesis should be presented in this opening section. The opening may consist of several paragraphs.