Assignment: Persuasion, Indoctrination, and Inoculation
· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
· Choose one of the following topics:
· Voting for your favorite political candidate
· Joining a religious group
· Refraining from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
· Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that persuades your classmates to take action in
support of your position.
· Create a plan for indoctrination and inoculation. Use logical inquiry and problem solving
to arrive at a recommendation. Adhere to the following guidelines:
o Use central arguments and peripheral cues.
o Use logic and emotion to support your position.
o Explain why you might be a credible source to deliver this message.
o Anticipate counterarguments.
o Develop a plan of indoctrination for your class.
o Develop a plan of inoculation against attacks on your position.
o Reference at least two outside sources.