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"The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic, collect, generate, and evaluate evidence, and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner."

ProCon.org's mission is to promote "critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format." They research controversial and important issues, and they work to present them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, and primarily pro-con format.