Identify an interesting problem or issue that affects you directly or affects a community you’re a part of, merits your taking a stand, and speaks to an issue of diversity and/or social justice.

Prompt: Identify an interesting problem or issue that affects you directly or affects a community you’re a part of, merits your taking a stand, and speaks to an issue of diversity and/or social justice. This argument provides your exigence for writing: You are responding directly to this argument with your own productive counterargument. You do not have to disagree with the existing argument 100%, but you should have a distinct, original position to present to your audience in order to achieve a clear purpose. Consider how you might establish common ground and build consensus with the opposition, even as you use refutation and rebuttal to distinguish your own position. Consider what persuasive arguments, examples, reasoning, and rhetorical appeals will best achieve your purpose.