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The Argumentative Essay

The argumentative paper is a common assignment in English classes. At St.Louis Community College there are databases which are particularly helpful to students doing research for this paper. The best are: Issues & Controversies and Opposing Viewpoints in Context. These databases can also be helpful when trying to choose and narrow your topic.

Issues & Controversies
Covers topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.

Issues and Controversies covers more than 800 topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. It is updated weekly, with links to a 12-year back-file.

Help Guide
System Requirements
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=14853&pid=WE57
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
A complete one-stop source for information on social issues.

Draws on the social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Help videos
Faculty: Use this URL within Blackboard: http://ezproxy.stlcc.edu/login?auth=ezpr0xy&url=https://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/morenetsccol?db=OVIC

Websites on How to Write an Argumentative Paper

Argumentative Essays
By Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
How to Write an Argumentative Essay
On Classroom website.
How to Write an Argumentative Essay
By Bellevue College Writing Lab
How to Write an Argumentative Essay in 9 Easy Steps
By enotes.com
How to Write an Argumentative Essay
From Pen & the Pad.
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