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Assessment Task: Argumentative Essay

The second major written assignment for this unit is a 1,200-word Argumentative Essay.

Essay topic

Should we be using St John's wort? If so, for whom and for what?

In composing your response, you might approach this by addressing:
• Whether St John's wort works for everyone (e.g. young, middle aged, elderly)
• What St John's wort helps with (or doesn't help with)
• Whether St John's wort is safe.

You can use other lines of argument, supported with empirical evidence, for why St John's wort may be beneficial (or not beneficial) to advocate (e.g. cost-benefit ratio)

Relevant Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs)

AT2 - The argumentative essay will address the following ULOs:
ULO2 - Demonstrate communication skills

To achieve this, you will interpret and explain information found in scholarly articles, and develop a well-reasoned, supported, and sustained argumentative position
ULO3 - Develop self-directed learning
To do this, you will locate and obtain relevant, high-quality scholarly research
ULO4 - Demonstrate critical thinking and digital literacy
To do this, you will locate and obtain relevant, high-quality scholarly research and differentiate between poorly- and well-evidenced arguments.
ULO5 - Develop real-world professional and academic skills
To achieve this, you will adhere to conventions of style, including written style and referencing while developing a well-reasoned, supported and sustained argumentative position

Task

Your task is to develop a sound, well-reasoned, and empirically supported position on the issue of whether we should be prescribing St John's wort. A strong response will be based on multiple lines of argument each of these being supported with appropriate evidence and argued logically. You will need to conduct a literature search to help identify empirical studies to support your argument. You need to draw on reliable evidence in the form of journal articles to support the claims and arguments you create. You must present relevant, compelling and reliable evidence to support your position. Your position should be well balanced, logical, and empirically sound (e.g. based on evidence).

Attachment:- Argumentative Essay.rar