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Write a paper that states your thesis, introduces arguments that support your thesis, and uses evidence to support arguments.

Assignment Instructions

ARGUMENT PAPER

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Assignment Introduction

This week, you will write a paper that clearly states your thesis, introduces two or more arguments that support your thesis, and uses evidence to support your arguments. Remember that your thesis should be taking a stance on one side of the issue; your reader should be able to clearly be able to tell how you feel about video games and aggressive or violent behavior.

Assignment Instructions

Use the 

Argument Template [DOCX]

 to guide your work. Be sure to delete any explanatory instructional text before inserting your writing. 

The 

Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Grade “A” Argument Paper

 provides weekly step-by-step guidance for successfully completing this important paper. This week, complete the Week 6 tasks shown to finish your paper.

In your paper, address the following:

· Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.

· Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments and counterarguments.

· Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.

· Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.

Refer to the scoring guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for this assignment.

Submission Requirements

Save the completed Argument Template as a Word document ( or x) on your computer. Then, attach a copy of this document as your assignment submission.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

· Competency 2: Apply foundational psychological principles to relevant topics in psychology.

. Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments and counterarguments.

· Competency 3: Apply critical thinking to problems in the field of psychology.

. Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.

· Competency 6: Demonstrate effective oral or written communication skills.

. Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.

. Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.

Argument Paper Scoring Guide

Due Date: End of Week 6
Percentage of Course Grade: 20%.

CRITERIA	NON-PERFORMANCE	BASIC	PROFICIENT	DISTINGUISHED
Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments. 26%	Does not write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.	Writes an introduction that does not include a clear thesis statement or does not introduce the arguments.	Writes an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.	Writes an introduction with a clear thesis statement and introduces the arguments with a clear link to the next paragraph.
Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments. 28%	Does not apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments.	Applies psychological principles to the creation of arguments in a way that is vague or unclear.	Applies psychological principles to the creation of arguments.	Applies psychological principles to the creation of arguments using psychological terms.
Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications. 26%	Does not write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.	Writes a conclusion that does not include either a statement of point of view or implications.	Writes a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.	Writes a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications, and includes assumptions.
Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations. 20%	Does not address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.	Addresses assignment purpose in unorganized paragraphs using questionable sources, paraphrasing that contains phrases from the original source, inappropriate tone for the audience, or citations that are not correct.	Addresses assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.	Presents a focused purpose through strong organizational skills. Presents evidence through strong paraphrasing/summarizing and appropriate tone and cited resources.

· What You Need to Know

This week we move from skills to have in college to learning how to think critically-a crucial aspect of a college education. The first step to becoming a critical thinker is to be honest with yourself about where you are in your development. After that, we’ll explore the first steps to take for your week 6 assignment, where you’ll put your new critical thinking skills to work.

Critical Thinking

· Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2020). 
The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts and tools (8th edition.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. 

1. “Intellectual Virtues of the Fairminded Critical Thinker”.

· Read the content material on the 

Critical Thinking

 page on our companion HELP site.

· Complete the short assessment, ”

What Stage of Thought Are You In?,

” to help you determine your current level of critical thinking. Be honest and thoughtful in your answers to achieve the best results from this assessment. You will complete this assessment again in Week 10 to measure your progress in critical thinking from this course experience.

Purpose in Writing

There’s a purpose behind everything you write. Are you trying to inform or persuade? What do you want your reader to do with the information?

· Read 

Purpose

 to follow steps of finding your purpose in writing, including an opportunity to practice those steps. 

APA Style

Review the 

Direct Quotations and Paraphrasing

 page on the Learn tab of Academic Writer on how to handle paraphrasing and quotations in APA style. Additional guidance on APA style is found on the 

APA Help

 page in the companion HELP site. 

· Plan: Week 6 Assignment

As you become familiar with this week’s resources, take a moment to review the requirements for the Week 6 assignment so that you’re aware of how all of these pieces will come together to support your work. Then, use the 

Assignment Calculator

 to see the steps and a recommended schedule for your assignment’s paper. 

No submissions are required this week. This planning task strongly encourages you to begin working now on this important Week 6 assignment so you manage your time successfully.

The 

Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Grade “A” Argument Paper

 provides weekly step-by-step guidance for successfully completing this important paper. Begin this week by completing the Week 4 tasks shown in the guide to best manage your time.

Sources to Construct Your Paper

The following articles are provided for you to use in your week 6 assignment. You may go use the Capella Library if you wish, but you are not required. Reading these articles will help you to start formulating knowledge for constructing your argument that supports your stance on the topic of violence in video games.

If you’re taking the stance that video games are not harmful to children, refer to the following resources, reading the discussion section of each:

· Harrington, B., & O’Connell, M. (2016). 

Video games as virtual teachers: Prosocial video game use by children and adolescents from different socioeconomic groups associated with increased empathy and prosocial behavior

. 
Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 650–658.

· Lobel, A., Engels, R. C. M. E., Stone, L. L., & Granic, I. (2019). 

Gaining a competitive edge: Longitudinal associations between children’s competitive video game playing, conduct problems, peer relations, and prosocial behavior

. 
Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(1), 76–87.

· Verheijen, G. P., Stoltz, S. E. M. J., van den Berg, Y. H. M., & Cilleson, A. H. N. (2019). 

The influence of competitive and cooperative video games on behavior during play and friendship quality in adolescence

. 
Computers in Human Behavior, 91, 297–304.

· Wang, B., Taylor, L., & Sun, Q. (2018). 

Families that play together stay together: Investigating family bonding through video games

. 
New Media & Society, 20(11), 4074–4094.

If you’re taking the stance that video games are harmful to children, refer to the following resources, reading the discussion section of each:

· Chang, J. H., & Bushman, B. J. (2019). 

Effect of exposure to gun violence in video games on children’s dangerous behavior with real guns: A randomized clinical trial

. 
JAMA Network Open, 2(5), 1–11.

· Coyne, S. M., Warburton, W. A., Essig, L. W., & Stockdale, L. A. (2018). 

Violent video games, externalizing behavior, and prosocial behavior: A five-year longitudinal study during adolescence

. 
Developmental Psychology, 54(10), 1868–1880.

· Dowsett, A., & Jackson, M. (2019). 

The effect of violence and competition within video games on aggression

. 
Computers in Human Behavior, 99, 22–27.

· Greitemeyer, T. (2018). 

The spreading impact of playing violent video games on aggression

. 
Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 216–219.

· Shao, R., & Wang, Y. (2019). 

The relation of violent video games to adolescent aggression: An examination of moderated mediation effect

. 
Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1–9.

Building a Thesis Statement 

This week, you’ll be creating a thesis statement, which states your stance on the topic. From your thesis, your audience should be able to know your position and what you believe about the topic. The content of your paper should be in support of the thesis.

Read the following Web site for a further definition of a thesis statement and learn about the two types of thesis statements. It also provides a formula that can help you construct your thesis statement. Pay attention to the explanation of persuasive thesis statements.

· Baggett, S. (2017). 

How to write a strong thesis statement [Blog post]

. Retrieved from http://www.easybib.com/guides/how-to-write-a-strong-thesis-statement/

Setting Up Your Paper

You will use the 

Argument Paper template [DOCX]

 for this assignment. The template is formatted in APA style with a cover page, necessary headings, and a final page for references. The template also includes guidance in a blue font describing what information should be included in each section of the paper. Download the 

Argument Paper template [DOCX]
 now and familiarize yourself with the template contents to inform your work moving forward. 

Citing

Secondary Sources

As you finish and revise your paper this week, did you want to use information from your articles that was cited by the authors? There’s a way to cite that. If your author cites a source in their work and you want to use part or all of that information in your assignment, there’s a special way of doing that citation. Refer to the 
Secondary Sources on the Learn tab of Academic Writer to learn how to cite secondary sources.

Tone

in Writing

The fourth core writing skill of the Capella Writing Standards (POETS) is tone. Please review 
Tone to learn more about the tone expected in college papers.

Sentence Structure

in Writing

The final core writing skill of the POETS model is sentence structure. Please review 
Sentence Structure to learn more about spelling and grammar, the basic building blocks for turning your thoughts and ideas into coherent sentences. 

Once you’ve learned about these two core writing skills, review your paper to ensure that it is written using the correct tone and sentence structure. 

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Argument Template

Delete all blue colored instructions from the template

before submitting your paper for grading.

The Cover Page shown here is on a separate page from the body of your paper.

Week 6 Assignment

Learner’s Full Name

PSYC3002

Capella University

Month, Year

Introduction

The introduction of this paper includes three elements:

A brief statement regarding the ongoing debate about whether video games are harmful or helpful to children and adolescents. This can be one or two sentences to give the reader some background on this issue.

A clear thesis statement telling the reader your position in this debate (videos are harmful or videos are helpful). Because there is research support for both sides of this video game debate, your thesis statement must be concise, very clear, specific, and persuasive. Guidance for creating a clear thesis statement is found in this

article by Baggett (2017)

..

A very brief introduction (overview) of the basic arguments that support your thesis statement. Be sure to include at least one in-text citation to a journal article that supports your thesis statement. Including citations raises the professional credibility of your statements above the level of personal opinion. End your introduction by leading the reader into the next section of your paper, your arguments.

Arguments

In this section present your arguments in greater detail to support your thesis statement. Each paragraph should be a brief statement about what the research shows to support your thesis statement. Apply relevant psychological principles (e.g., violence, prosocial behavior, empathy, bonding, competition, aggression) in your arguments. It is essential that you include in-text citations to the journal articles that support your arguments. Depending on your wording, this section may contain one to three paragraphs.

Counterarguments

In this section present counterarguments to your thesis statement. Counterarguments show the reader you are aware of the opposing viewpoints and that you can cite sources, using in-text citations, with brief descriptions of the counterarguments while applying relevant psychological principles (violence, prosocial behavior, empathy, etc.) of those counterarguments. Depending on your wording, this section may contain one to three paragraphs.

Conclusion

In this section you state your conclusion. Your conclusion should support your thesis statement and provide a very brief summary of the arguments and counterarguments presented in your paper. The conclusion is similar to “closing arguments” in a court trial where the attorneys present their perspective of the results of the trial and why the jury should vote to support their position or client. You are providing a conclusion based on the evidence you have presented in your arguments and counterarguments.

References

The reference page is provided on a separate page of your paper. A reference in APA style for each cited source of information must be included in the reference page. You may also copy and paste references found in the course room if you cite those sources because they are presented in APA style. References are listed alphabetically by the first author’s last name.