Select a current issue or conflict affecting the United States, then select one of the argument structures in Writing Arguments: Classical (ethos, pathos, logos, kairos), Toulmin (multisided), Rogerian (delayed thesis), or claim-type (definition, resemblance, causal, evaluation, and proposal).
Define key terms and people. What is the event or issue? What or who are on either side? Include court cases or famous precedents, what consequences or principles are involved, what are common problems in resolving or dealing with the issue, what are causes of issue or conflict, what are some proposed solutions? What measures have already been taken?