Introduction
The best argumentative essay titles reveal the nature of the argument and suggest the position that you will be taking as the author of the argument.  Since every argument has at least two sides to it, your essay title should point out these two sides.  Then it should identify the side you think makes the most sense, i.e., the correct position to take.  One of the easiest ways to do this is to use the “vs.” approach and follow that up with a colon and the position you’re taking.  Another way is to ask a question and follow it up with the answer.  A third way to write a good argumentative essay title is to call out the opposition and give the reason it is wrong.  See these examples for an idea of how to write great argumentative essay titles.

Argumentative Essay Titles

1. Capitalism vs. Socialism:  Why Adam Smith Matters and…...

Homosexuality and Marriage
Argumentative esponse

Controversial debates have been on the rise on whether gay marriages should be allowed in the society. Marriage is a key institution in the society. There are many reasons for marriage that may not apply to homosexuals. Gay marriages should not be allowed because marriage is traditional and morally for heterosexuals. This will cause a lot of chaos in the society, which will destroy the institution of marriage. Homosexuality is a sinful lifestyle and against the societies morals and, therefore, should not be encouraged at all grounds.

Gay marriages should not be allowed majorly because it is not morally upright, and it is a not normal for the society. Marriages were traditionally formed for the man woman companionship. Since the introduction of heterosexual marriages, there have never been any problems associated with these marriages. Gay marriages will serve to erode the good things on heterosexual marriages. A family…...

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References

Association, A.B. (1990). Homosexuality. ABA Journal, 19.

Corvino, J. (20008). Debating Same sex and Homosexuality. Atlanta: Rowman and Littlefield.

Rauch, J. (2005). Gay Marriage. Virginia: Henry Holt and Company.

Sidlow, E.B. (2005). America At Odds. New York: Cengage Learning.

Privacy, Security, Whistleblowing
[Surveillance is a necessary evil to prevent terrorist attacks from happening.]A [For example, the secret "PRSM" effort saved New York City's subways from a 2009 terrorist plot led by a young Afghan-American, Najibullah Zazi.]

A = Main Argument

Surveillance is a necessary evil to prevent terrorist attacks

B = Level

The secret PRSM effort saved New York City's subways in 2009 from a terrorist plot.

Claim B. is Level 1 and supports Argument A, which is the main argument.

[Surveillance violates the right to privacy by citizens worldwide.]A [Of course, citizens already release their private data to government and companies alike, whether it be the tax office, health services or banks.]B [However, in all those cases, we can decide for ourselves which information is shared, so our privacy is not violated, whereas the government surveillance schemes sweep up information without our explicit permission.]C

C = Main Argument

Decide for ourselves what information to share + government…...

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In January 2014, Snowden claimed to have "made tremendous efforts to report these programs to co-workers, supervisors, and anyone with the proper clearance who would listen" (Cassidy, 2014). Snowden further stated that reactions to his disclosure varied widely but no one was willing to take any action. In March 2014, Snowden reiterated his early testimony saying that he had reported "clearly problematic programs" to ten officials (Cassidy, 2014).

Cassidy, J. (2014, January 23). A vindicated Snowden says he'd like to come home. The New Yorker. Web. 27 May 2014.

I consider Thorisson's description of whistleblowing to be an apt description of the necessary and pivotal actions that must be taken in order to bring illegal activities into the light. It is not enough to tell people about the problem who have no authority to take action toward fixing the problem or making the appropriate changes to labor, practice, or policy. Typically, those people who may be sympathetic by don't have official duties and responsibilities in the relevant realm can put their own career in jeopardy by trying to take action or pass the message up the chain. It is important that those who are given the information not be on parity with the whistleblower. Someone in a position of authority needs to be made aware of the problem, and that receiving person needs to take steps to bring the problem to the correct person, and to standby in order to be certain that the proper steps are being taken. It is often the case that he act of reporting is also the act of informing the proper authorities about the illegal action. While this may seem narrow in focus, it is sufficient in effect. For instance, while it might be within the spirit of the policy, but not the letter to, say, drop a note onto the desk of the proper authority, this would not be sufficient. This is an act of reporting and not of seeking out the appropriate party necessarily, but it is not talking (or reporting) truth to power, which is a necessary aspect of reporting to the proper authorities.

Death and Justice by Edward I. Koch. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch defends his beliefs and convictions regarding capital punishment, and discuss why it is such a volatile issue facing our country. The article includes Koch's opinions refuting some of the most popular arguments against capital punishment.
Koch ends paragraph two with a question because he wants the reader to think about his statement. If he simply made a statement, perhaps the reader might not stop to ponder what he had said, but the question format creates a natural break in the reading, and makes the reader stop to think. Clearly, Koch saw this as a crucial way to begin his essay, and he wanted his readers to look into their own minds and delve into their own beliefs and prejudices about capital punishment. Ending this paragraph with a question is one way to get the reader to…...

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References

Koch, Edward I. "Death and Justice." Pages 560-563.

Quindlen, Anna. "Execution." Pages 564-566.

Evidence
The case reveals how the police officers have obtained the cocaine evidence by searching a man house without a warrant making the man to be charged for possession of cocaine. Objective of this paper is to argue whether the cocaine evidence against the man is admissible since the police officers search the man's house and obtain the evidence without a warrant.

Argument in Favor of Prosecutor

A warrant refers to a legal order legally signed by a judge authorizing the police to search a specific location or private property of an individual. While the Fourth Amendment stipulates that a police officer requires a warrant to search a home or property of a private citizen, nevertheless, the prosecutor can argue that the police officers do not require a warrant to search the man house, thus, the evidence should be admissible.

The prosecutor can use the stop and risk theory to convince the judge…...

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Reference

Cornell University Law School (2014). Fourth Amendment. Law School. USA.

An Ontological Argument for the Existence of God 1. Introduction
As the epigraph makes clear, one of the irrefutable facts about the history of humankind has been the existence of various types of religions since time immemorial. Indeed, ancient peoples looked at the sky and the world around them in wonder, and instinctively sought to identify the source of all of this miraculous creation. It is not surprising, then, that the belief in the existence of God can said to be as old as humankind itself. The purpose of this study is to provide a critical analysis of the relevant literature concerning the historic and contemporary ontological argument for the existence of God, and to explicate these findings into a coherent analysis that can serve as a foundation for further research.
2. Historical ontological arguments for the existence of God
In this regard, one authority reports that, “One of the most fascinating arguments for…...

Capital punishment is defined as the legal infliction of death as a punishment, or the death penalty. The United States is one of a decreasing number of countries who still practice capital punishment, using methods such as lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, the first known execution in the United States was carried out in 1608. During the Revolutionary War, capital punishment was widely accepted. After war 11 colonies wrote new constitutions which all authorized capital punishment. In 1790, the First Congress enacted legislation that implemented capital punishment for the crimes of robbery, rape, murder, and forgery of public securities. During the nineteenth century there were 1,391 documented executions. The death penalty continued as an acceptable practice in the United States until 1967 when a national moratorium was enacted while the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of the death penalty.…...

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Bibliography

Baltimore Sun. (2011). Death Penalty's Cruel Toll on the Victims. Baltimoresun.com. Web 24 May 2011. Retrieved from  http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-death-penalty-20110227,0,884276.story 

This editorial from the Baltimore Sun presents evidence that the death penalty, rather than providing closure, actually lengthens the burden on victims' families. Quotes from victims' families are provided.

Dieter, Richard C. (2006) New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission. Web. 19 May 2011. Retrieved from  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/pubhear/dpsc071906.pdf 

In his testimony before the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission, Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, provides three arguments against the death penalty -- lack of evidence on deterrence, risk of executing an innocent person, and inconsistent with standards of decency.

Zoo Animals
Human beings have kept animals in zoos for centuries, but only relatively recently have the ethical considerations of this practice been widely considered. At one extreme are those individuals and organizations that see no problem keeping animals in zoos and other attractions, in keeping with the long history of animal confinement in the service of human entertainment, and at the other extreme are those individuals and groups arguing that animals should not be kept in zoos out of ethical considerations. However, this dichotomy has been complicated in recent years as zoos have increasingly become some of the most important centers of animal conservancy efforts, forcing a reevaluation of the ethical status of zoos in regards to the animals they contain, and the potential benefit they provide. Examining the history of zoos, their potential for harm, and the ways they might better consider animal welfare reveals that not only is…...

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Works Cited

Bostock, Stephen. Zoos and animal rights: the ethics of keeping animals. London: Routledge,

1993.

Cohn, Jeffrey P. "Do Elephants Belong in Zoos?" Bioscience 56.9 (2006): 714-7.

Cui, Bingbing, and Dezhong Jiang. "The Problems and Countermeasures of Animal Protection in Zoos-Take Shenyang Glacier Zoo for Example." International Journal of Biology 3.1

Pechter's
"Too Much Violence: Murdering Wives in Othello"

The Author's Argument

Othello according to the author is the renaissance play where the most heinous act of violence against women occurs. He says "of all the acts of violence against women represented on the English Renaissance stage…Othello's murder of Desdemona, followed quickly by Iago's murder of Emilia, is the most appalling" (366). Throughout the piece the author gives accounts of writers, critics and reviewers who do not seem to believe this, instead stating in one case that it is a shame that "the exigencies of the stage require the omission of the exquisite scene. Pechter sees the violence as a product of the times, but cannot excuse the fact that people not only want to see the scene, and believe that the scene is essential to the workings of the play. He is making the argument for the reader, but he may have…...

The “Assessing Your Strategies and Creating New Goals” section covers issues related to how well I construct and evaluate arguments. The different components in this section include making analytical reasoning a priority, which refers to my willingness to take the time and think things through before offering a response. On this element, I score a solid 5. While I aspire to be a more thoughtful person who can consider all the ramifications of my decisions, I also do not want to take too much time making choices or to be indecisive. I do encourage others to analyze their own assumptions, though. Having been the eldest child with four siblings has indeed encouraged me to be both a fast and a thorough thinker who can outwit my competitors or opponents when necessary. In recognizing arguments and their structure, I score much higher—between a 4 and a 5. This element has to do…...

Against Affirmative Action
Contrary to the common perception, not all opponents of "Affirmative Action" are white males. Many African-Americans are also opposed to its continued application. For example, ard Connerly, University of California Regent is black and a leading opponent of Affirmative Action. He believes that:

Affirmative action is an undesirable "crutch" for the black people on which they have started to depend believing that it is not possible to achieve anything without this "crutch."

The original intent of Affirmative Action was to eliminate discrimination rather than having different standards for blacks and whites for university admissions and hiring in government jobs. Connerly views such "preferences" as discriminatory.

Affirmative Action poisons the relationships between different groups and builds resentment because of the wide-spread perception among the white males that it works to the advantage of the minorities at their cost.

Connerly believes that preferences in jobs and admissions unnecessarily marginalize blacks, Latinos, and females…...

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Works Cited

Brunner, Borgna. "Bakke and Beyond -- A History and Timeline of Affirmative Action." 2002-2003. Infoplease.com. June 20, 2003.  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/affirmative1.html 

Eastland, Terry. "Michigan's Supreme Problem." Dallas Morning News. December 9, 2003. Appear Online in The Weekly Standard. June 20, 2003.  http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/007tgvpe.asp 

Galston, William A. "The Affirmative Action Debate." Wall Street Journal (August 2, 1995). http://www.puaf.umd.edu/IPPP/1QQ.htm

Montgomery, Alicia. "A Poison Divides Us." 2003. Salon.com. June 20, 2003. http://dir.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/27/connerly/index.html?CP=SAL&DN=110

Argumentative Essay Outline
Introduction

What makes an argument effective?  Logic is key, and so too is the progression of thought from point A to point B.  If one cannot follow your reasoning, it will be that much harder to make the argument stick.  To help with your essay, try our argumentative essay outline.  It gives the basic structure for how to set up an argument, what steps to take to get from where you are to where you want to be, and even shows how to plug in the points you want to make in your own paper.  Let’s get started!

Argumentative Essay Outline Template

I. Introduction

a. Pose a question related to the problem you want to argue.  This will be the “hook” with which you catch the reader and lure him in.

b. Answer the question with a series of points related to your argument.

c. The points should lead up to your ultimate point—i.e.,…...

limiting free speech ID: 53711
The arguments most often used for limiting freedom of speech include national security, protecting the public from disrupting influences at home, and protecting the public against such things as pornography.

Of the three most often given reasons for limiting freedom of speech, national security may well be the most used. President after president, regardless of party has used national security as a reason to not answer questions that might be embarrassing personally or would show their administration as behaving in ways that would upset the populace. Although there are many examples of government apply the "national security" label to various situations, perhaps some of the stories that are associated with the Iran-Contra issue best display what government uses limitations on free speech for. In horrific tangle of lies double and triple dealing that resulted in the deaths of many Nicaraguans, the egan administration sought to overthrow…...

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References

Curtis, M.K. (1995). Critics of "Free Speech" and the Uses of the Past. Constitutional Commentary, 12(1), 29-65. Retrieved August 5, 2005, from Questia database,  http://www.questia.com .

Dan, W. (1989). On Freedom of Speech of the Opposition. World Affairs, 152(3), 143-145.

Reflections and Farewell. (2002). Social Work, 47(1), 5+. Retrieved August 5, 2005, from Questia database,

War on Drugs
The concept of the 'War on Drugs' was first coined by President Nixon back in 1971 in an effort to discourage the illegal trafficking of drugs. The primary motivation for this was the way that many states were falling victim to the dynamics of the drugs and terrorism links prevalent in the region. There have many studies conducted that show various authentic connections between the drug business and how a majority of the money it produces is used to fund terrorism and destructive activities.

Throughout the late 19th century, numerous parts of the United States, from time to time, have faced numerous disruptions in their efforts for the peace process because of the growth of the drug industry. The entire debate on war in drugs now revolves around whether or not, certain drugs must be legalized/not legalized and their trafficking and distribution monitored. In a recent article, published in…...

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References

Duzan, M.J. (1994). Death Beat: A Colombian Journalist's Life inside the Cocaine Wars, ed. And trans. By Peter Eisner. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, p. 4.

Ehrenfeld, R. (1990). Narcoterrorism. Basic Books, pp. 31 -- 36.

Falcoff, M. (2000). Colombia: The Problem that Will Not Go Away. AEI Latin American Outlook March 2000: 1, http://www.aei.org/lao/lao11476.htm

Hudson, R.A. (1995). Colombia's Palace of Justice Tragedy Revisited: A Critique of the Conspiracy Theory. Terrorism and Political Violence 7: 100 -- 103, 119 -- 121.

ASSIGNMENT 1Assignment 1: estorative JusticeVarious arguments have been presented in the past, both for and against restorative justice. I am of the opinion that the relevance of restorative justice cannot be overstated in the contemporary criminal justice system. To begin with, it would be prudent to note that as Pavlacic, Kellum, and Schulenberg (2021) point out, traditionally, the standard focus in seeking to respond to various kinds of crimes and wrongdoing in the US has been retribution, i.e. by sending people to jail. As the authors further indicate, costs associated with this response have been prohibitive. More specifically, in the words of the authors, states incur incredible mass incarceration costs because of these ineffective practices (Pavlacic, Kellum, and Schulenberg, 2021, p. 2). Towards this end, the embrace of restorative justice practices would be an ideal way of reining in the unsustainable mass incarceration costs. Secondly, it should be noted that…...

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ReferencesChoi, J. J., Bazemore, G., & Gilbert, M. J. (2012). Review of research on victims’ experiences in restorative justice: Implications for youth justice. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(1), 35–42. Lloyd, A. & Borrill, J. (2020). Examining the Effectiveness of Restorative Justice in Reducing Victims’ Post-Traumatic Stress. Psychological Injury and Law, 13, 77-89. Pavlacic, J.M., Kellum, K.K. & Schulenberg, S.E. (2021). Advocating for the Use of Restorative Justice Practices: Examining the Overlap between Restorative Justice and Behavior Analysis. Behav Anal Pract., 25, 1-10. Sherman, L.W., Strang, H., Wilson, E., Woods, D. & Ariel, B. (2015). Are Restorative Justice Conferences Effective in Reducing Repeat Offending? Findings from a Campbell Systematic Review. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 31, 1-24.

To develop a thesis statement, the first thing you'll need to do is determine what kind of paper you're writing. It will be either expository (explain something to the reader), argumentative (make and justify a claim), or analytical (break down and evaluate an issue). The type of paper you're writing will affect the content of your thesis statement, which should be very specific. The main issue you'll cover in your paper should be listed in your statement, and should be backed up with proper evidence. Generally, the statement will appear at the very end of the paper's first paragraph. As....

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In order to handle this argument, you will need to choose a side based on what you believe. If you think mass media is portraying men negatively, look for a TV show or movie where a man was portrayed in a very positive light. Sometimes these can be religious shows or other types of shows with strong moral backgrounds, but that does not have to be the case. Part of the concern with this question is that what is considered positive or negative may be different depending on who is answering the question. Because of that, consider what you view....

The application does not have to be difficult. It should be used for you to state the issues, and then state the rules and facts that are related to those issues. Then you can explain how the facts do (or don't) meet the requirements of the rules. Next, state whether the court would find a defendant guilty or not based on the rules and the strength of the facts. The main thing to remember is not to leave loose ends. Make sure you address each one of the facts and the elements of the rule. It can help to make....