Carter - Just Be Nice

This is definitely a compelling argumentative piece, but by our standards there seems to be some things missing. A thesis, for one: his stance is solid and the paper flows smoothly, but there isn't any indication as to what is going to be in each paragraph based on the lead paragraph. Within each paragraph he glides seamlessly between the counterargument and his own stance, so much so that you can barely notice that the counterargument is even there. He uses colorful examples, "the fired waitress," or "the boy with droopy pants," that connect the reader to his stance; this gives his opinion a stronger foundation when he gives a comprehensive, sensible contrast between what we deem as rights and what should be considered desires. This argumentative contains enough fact, opinion, and counterargument to make it a quality argumentative piece.