Project 3 Outline

Nicoguaro, "MindMapGuidelines" 06/07/11 via Wikipedia Commons, Public Domain

Introduction:

-Define or Narrow the Problem- This is most likely what will be used in an introduction in my piece, for my particular genre, as my genre uses its title as its largest portion of an introduction, and then a sentence or too defining the title further. I might use some outlandish title about men and women being different, and then clarify that this doesn't make them unequal.

Body:

1. Major supporting arguments

• there is scientific evidence of sex-differences and sex-difference research being important
• there are many neuroscientists who agree with my argument
• there is historical evidence of sex-difference research mattering 

2. Major criticisms

• neuroscientists who criticize the research
• societal views on sexism and its definition

3. I will likely address all of my supporting arguments, but in terms of rebuttal, since I'm trying to be as opinionated in my own view as possible, I will just talk about societal views, and possibly incorporate other critics into that category.

4. Topic sentences

• Scientific research has proven sex-differences between men and women.
• Dr. Larry Cahill, a neuroscientist with great credibility in the subject, believes in the importance of sex-difference research.
• In the past, avoiding sex-differences has caused life-threatening issues.

5. Evidence

• hyperlink to a source that contains evidence on what parts of the brain are different and how
• briefly describe the hyperlink
• hyperlink to Cahill's argument
• briefly describe the hyperlink
• hyperlink to a source that describes the ambien disaster in 2013
• briefly describe the hyperlink

6. Map of all of this

Conclusion:
-Call to Action- While my genre generally doesn't have any sort of conclusion,  a call to action might be appropriate to include, since that is going to be the tone of my argument, especially towards the end, that this problem of sex-differences being ignored must be changed in some way. However, my call to action may be more implicit than explicitly stated at the end of my piece like a normal conclusion.

Reflection: Upon reading Mark and Breanna's outlines for Project 3, I realized mine is much shorter in length and substance than theirs. It is clear that they went more in depth in their outlines than I did. I am not usually someone who maps out my writing before I write a piece, so for me outlines are sort of useless, and therefore I don't feel the need to include specific evidence in them like the others included in theirs. I also think that things are a little different in my genre, so I have less that needs to be included, which is why my outline reflects that brevity that I need.