‘WSA 2013 ‘Organization of Position Task Agreement Option U) " 1, State agreement 2. Discuss example in support of the author’s claim 3. Offer another example in support of author’s claim Note: It would be helpful if the examples were different in some way the reader can recognize; for example, if the first example is personal, the second example might be an observation about society in general. 4. Entertain the most significant counter argument or make qualification Counter arguments require you to say why the counter argument is inaccurate, misleading, based on a misunderstanding, etc. Qualifications, on the other hand, are a way for you to limit the application of your own (and the author's) claim. For example: “Of course, (whatever 1am claiming) is not always the case...” “Of course, there are exceptions to (whatever you are claiming). 5. Conclude ‘This may be some insight you have about the topic Almost always, it will refer back to the claim of the author, often characterizing it in some way.WSA 2013 Position Task Organization Disagreement Option State your disagreement Discuss an example that supports your State your own position Discuss an example that supports your own position emphasizing the key words you used in stating your position Enterts counterargument or make qualification Conclude by commenting on / characterizing the author’s claimWSA 2013 Position Task Organization. Disagreement Option 1. State your disagreement and your position 2. Discuss an example that supports your position 3. Discuss another example that supports your position Entertain counter argument or make qualification 5. Conclude by referring back to the author.Position Task On earth, there is no security; there is only opportunity. ‘There is an exception to every rule. Taxes are nothing but legalized theft In other times and places, music brings people together; today, the IPOD isolates us from others. ‘Obedience to every rule is always a good policy. In order to achieve pe we ust have ie ability to adjust to misfortune. Ginmens OyS Wu stan ces. Alten Yar (Sees s she ‘an outdated concept. Today’ alin spd ws serve a specific purpose and be directed toward clear goals. Directions: Write a unified essay discussing one of the above statements, including what you think it means, and why you accept, reject, 6r qualify it. Support your position with reasons and examples from your own experience or observations, current affairs, academic studies, or other sources. There is no right or wrong position on this topic. Your paper will be evaluated on overall quality, including how skillfully and insightfully you support your position and how clearly you organize and express your ideas, following the conventions of standard vaitten English.In the end, the group is wiser than the smartest individual. Progress always comes at a price. Knowing when to give up is as important as persistence. ‘The goal of money is not money but accomplishment. In business, a good reputation is more important than money. ‘The best indicator of the health of the economy is not the stock market, but the other economic indicators. Greed is good. We should not attempt to solve a problem without understanding the cause ‘Technology has decreased manual labor, but society has become technology's slave. Science uncovers questions that only ethics can answer. It is important to leqam a lesson when you lose. Mama exhorted us to reach for the stars; we might not reach them, but we might get close. Losing can be a gain. A leader's job is to inspire and create a vision of the future, not to be bogged down by | specific details. Ina world full of constant noise and rapid movement, learning to sit still and listen to one’s inner voice is most essential. In every disaster, there is an opportunity to make money. Dealing with a big crisis is difficult, but the bigger challenge is facing small problems. In order to find a new land, one must look away from the shore one has left behind.‘Writing Skills Assessment 2013 Position Task The goal of business is not money but accomplishment. In business, itis more important to market your ABH well than to have a good product. Prduct ‘The basis of business is not competition but cooperation. In business, it is more important to assess the present situation than to assess future possibilities, In business, a good reputation is more important than money. Selling in volume is more important to the success of a business than selling at a high profit margin, The best indicator of the health of the economy is not the stock market but the other economic indicators, Write a unified essay discussing one of the above statements, including what you think it means and why you accept, reject, or qualify it. Support your position with reasons and examples from ‘your own experience or observations, current affairs, academic studies, or other sources. ‘There is no right or wrong position on this topic. Your paper will be evaluated on overall quality, including how skillfully and insightfully you support your position and how clearly ‘you organize and express your ideas, following the conventions of standard written English. g uaeyWSA 2013 Position Task Summary of arguments that erase the dividing line between the author and the alternative: Hand-in-hand Argument: This is a powerful, clever argument, and the most intellectual of those we have covered. It challenges the whole way of thinking (the premise) implied or assumed by the prompt. The jist of the argument is that the author’s claim assumes a choice between his approach (method, goal) and the altemative. You claim, in contrast, that the author's approach and the alternative tend to follow one another. If you have one, you will have the other. Means/End Argument This is a more specific version of the hand-in-hand argument. It also challenges the premise (the assumption) implied by the prompt. Prerequisite Argument This is a modified version of the means/end argument. “I reject this claim because it suggests/implies/assumes that one must choose to emphasize one or the other of these goals. In this way, the claim fails to account for the connection between X (the author) and Y (the alternative). 1 argue instead that X is a prerequisite for accomplishing Y. Argument of Cycles According to this argument, the author's claim is not appropriate because (again) it implies a choice between X and Y. The author’s claim does not accommodate the relation ‘between X and Y, ‘argue that X and Y are part of a continuous cycle and should not be thought of as . tives,Argument of Phases: ‘This is similar to the prerequisite argument. It could be thought of as an argument based ‘on the concept of development. It consists of rejecting the premise or assumption of the claim because the claim proposes an inaccurate formulation of the relation between the terms of the prompt. ‘It argues instead that the two terms are not opposed but connected; further, that their relation is one in which one phase leads to the next, Argument of Levels reject this claim because it does not take into account the complementary nature of the relation between X and Y. argue instead that X and Y are more accurately understood in terms of existing on a series of levels. If X is more important at one level of organization, Y is likely to be more important on the next level up or down.Writing Skills Assessment 2013 Position Task In each of the following statements (A & B) a writer presents a point of view on an issue Before making a specific choice, critically consider both statements. Choose the statement on which you can most effectively express your views, Copy the letter “A” or “B" and the first three words of the statement of your choice in the “Topic Title” blank ‘on the front of the Position Task booklet, Then plan and write your essay according to the directions below it. The way to be happy is not to want too much. Itis important for one’s personal development to surround oneself with people who share the same values and views of the world. In order to exist in today’s world, you can’t live alone; you must rely on the rest of the world. Creativity requires free time. In order to maintain our lifestyles, we have to sacrifice the environment. The most important kind of knowledge is knowledge of oneself. Directions: Write an essay that lays out your position on one of the statements above in response to the writer. As you write your essay, we would like you to include what you think the writer means and why you would accept, reject, or alter the statement. Support your position with reasons and examples from your own experience or observations, current affairs, academic studies, or other sources. There is no “right” or “wrong” position. Your paper will be evaluated on overall quality, including how skillfully and insightfully you support your position and how clearly you organize and express your ideas, following the conventions of standard written English.‘Writing Skill Assessment 2013 Position Task These prompts lend themselves to the necessary-but-not-sufficient version of the argument of alternatives. Great things are accomplished by taking the first step. Anything begun is halfway done. Glory goes to him who dares to begin. It takes a village, city, society to raise a child. In order to know how to act, you need to know how not to act. These prompts lend themselves to the filtering phenomenon version of the argument of alternatives. Man’s al to create outstrips his desire to use his creations wi ‘The internet has created more problems than solutions. Technology has freed us from manual labor, but now we have become slaves to technology. Write a unified essay discussing one of the above statements, including what you think it means and why you accept, reject, or qualify it. Suppor: your positions with reasons and examples from your own experience or observations, current affairs, academic studies, or other sources, There is no right or wrong position on this topic. Your paper will be evaluated on overall quality, including how skillfully and insightfully you support your position. and how clearly you organize and express your ideas, following the conventions of standard written English.