Assignment: Source Evaluation Worksheet

Discussion: Annotated Bibliography
Assignment: Source Evaluation Worksheet Instructions
This course requires you to write an argumentative paper. You will submit a topic and outline. Also, you will submit an annotated bibliography and source evaluation.
Use the Source Evaluation Worksheet to submit an of 5 sources that you intend to use in your paper. Prepare a citation, annotation, and evaluation for each source.
You may collect the worksheets together as one document or you may submit a separate worksheet for each source.
Click on the following link for an example of an annotation.
For this Assignment: Source Evaluation Worksheet assignment, address the following:
Choose one of the following topics:
Should hospital emergency departments be used to treat mental health patients?
Should the title “Doctor” be allowed used in clinical situations by nurses who have earned doctoral degrees?
Whether vaping is a safe alternative to smoking
Whether ketogenic diets pose a health risk
Whether coffee consumption is a health benefit or a health risk
Whether positive psychology therapy is effective?
The value of DNA therapies in treating cancer
Should technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 be used to eliminate genetic diseases (or create designer babies)?
In a brief thesis paragraph, state the claim you will be making in your paper.
Provide an outline for your paper including at least 3 main points that you will use to support your claim. The claim you are making in (2) is your conclusion. Write the supporting points in the form of premises for that conclusion
An introduction containing a thesis that states the issue, your position on the issue, what the paper will cover, and in what order
At least 2 paragraphs that each contain a well-supported (and documented) claim or sub-argument that will provide strong support for your fallacy-free argument
At least 1 paragraph discussing a documented, reasonable counterclaim to your position that needs to be a legitimate claim that someone has actually made as a counter-position on your issue
At least 1 paragraph offering a reasonable, documented response to that counterclaim
A conclusion that summarizes the argument and conclusion
Note: As you do your research, it is permissible to change your sources. Also, because of the recency and relevance of these issues, no sources older than 5 years should be used other than as historical information. Critical thinkers do the research first and then side with the preponderance of evidence. You might want to follow that principle.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 750-1000 words – approx. 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (5 sources)