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ESC 311 Exploration of Discourse Communities Argumentative/Researched Essay Two: Research-Based Argument Stage I: Brainstorming Find a scholarly article (in Google scholar) on a topic (preferably from your content area) that you are burning to develop into an argument, and 1. Provide a complete citation of your article. 2. Identify and write down the thesis statement or purpose of the article. 3. Focusing on your article, discover and share with the class the rhetorical devices that the author used to develop the thesis statement logically into sections/paragraphs. 4. Based on your position (agree or disagree) towards the author’s argument, formulate a thesis statement for your own paper, ensuring that you will use the information in the article to support your stance. 5. In a 5 to 6 sentences synthesize the author’s position towards the issue you have selected. 6. Find one current event (covered on TV, radio, Youtube, or decent newspaper) that the article made you think of? If yes, can you synthesize the story/incident in a 5 to 6 sentence paragraph. Try to recall the date and the place of the occurrence?