Communication is used to inform, to persuade and to analyze. In this Analytic Writing assignment, this essay will be used to analyze both sides of an issue for a fair and objective presentation. Submit your rough draft in the Week 7 forum for a peer to complete his or her peer review of your essay. Then, using their feedback, revise your essay as appropriate and submit your final draft of your analytical essay in the Assignment portal. What is the difference between the Week 5 Position Paper and the Week 7 Analysis Paper? In the Week 5 Position Paper essay, you wrote about one side of an issue. In the Week 7 Analytical Writing paper, you will write about two sides of an issue in order to sound less biased and in order for your essay to be more objective and balanced. We write both sides of an issue by adding a counterargument and rebuttal paragraph to our 5 paragraph essay structure. To find out more about counterargument and rebuttal paragraphs, Take a look at this counterargument and rebuttal Power Point. Analysis Essay Structure Example thesis: Milk is healthy because it aids in appetite control, it increases bone development, and it increases heart health. Para 2: Milk aids in appetite control. Para 3: Drinking milk increases bone development in children. Para 4: Milk increases heart health in adults. Para 5: Counterargument–argue the other side–Milk is not healthy because it may have growth hormones and added antibiotics. Milk is not healthy because it can cause skin conditions such as eczema and acne. Para 6: Rebuttal argument–return to your argument–Despite milk’s drawbacks, the overall benefits of drinking milk outweighs the risks because–then rebut the other side. Para 7: Conclusion
