Social Media is becoming increasingly more popular. With the ever expanding variations social media provides, there are more strict safeguards put into place. One such safeguard is the use of age restrictions on specific sites. Read the following two articles. Compare and contrast the pros and cons of restricting young users on social media. Write an argumentative essay to support what side you are on.
Action Words:
Compare: This action word asks you to identify similarities between two or more things or ideas.
Contrast: This action word asks you to identify differences between two or more things or ideas.
Write: This action word asks you to compose a written response on a given topic using evidence and arguments.
Argumentative: This adjective describes a type of essay that presents a controversial or debatable topic and supports one side of the argument with evidence and logical reasoning.
Support: This action word asks you to provide evidence, examples, and logical reasoning to back up your argument or position.
Side: This word refers to the position you are taking in the argument or debate.
Pros: Short for "advantages," this term refers to positive aspects or benefits of a certain topic.
Cons: Short for "disadvantages," this term refers to negative aspects or drawbacks of a certain topic.