ARGUMENTATI

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TOPIC:

DISCOVERIES

TWO SIDES FOR THE ARGUMENT:

CLAIM ONE: DISCOVERY THROUGH CAREFUL RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE

CLAIM TWO: DISCOVERY THROUGH MISTAKES

It’s no secret that sometimes great discoveries come as a result of really big mistakes. But are they always worth the problems they cause? Sometimes the mistakes lead to greatness, and sometimes they lead to disaster.

Are mistakes key to making discoveries? Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not mistakes are a key part of discovery.

PLANNING YOUR ESSAY:

READ ALL OF THE ARTICLES CAREFULLY

BEFORE DECIDING ON YOUR CLAIM.

STUDY THE ARTICLES AND LOOK AT BOTH

SIDES.

DO NOT BE TOO INFLUENCED BY THE FIRST ARTICLE YOU READ.

ALSO, THE SHORT EXAMPLES ARE JUST AS IMPPORTANT AS THE LONG EXAMPLES,

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHSTATE CLAIMReason One: 2 Examples from articles

REASON TWO: 2 EXAMPLESCOUNTERCLAIMCONCLUSION