Have you already come up different points to your argument? It sounds like so far you just have the one..in my opinion, argumentive essays are a blend of your personal opinion with facts to back it up. With a strong argument, you should already have a couple strong points you want to argue; however, if you can only come up with one or two, and need help from others to come up with more points, you might want to consider another topic you can argue your position better on.
This is probably going to be a tricky topic to get feedback on, because not only are there a lot of people who haven't followed the Mike Vick situation, but it's also unlikely you're going to get feedback from those who don't agree with you. I didn't follow the whole case to have an opinion one way or another, but I can try to help you out with ideas from the little I do know.
Are you a strong believer in animals rights? That could be an argument. Do you feel he got off easy, because he was a famous NFL player? Do you believe that if an average, everyday person would have done the same thing, they would have recieved harsher punishment and lost employment? Do you believe the outcome of this case sends a wrong message? If so, why? If you think Mike Vick got off easy, do you believe it will encourage more dog fighting and animal abruse? I've heard some say he had a I'm not sorry I did, but that I got caught attitude about the whole thing. If you feel that way to, you can argue he had no remorse.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Yeah, I think animal rights has to be the issue. I assume that if he had molested children, we would no longer let him be a role model as an athlete in the NFL, probably. So, that must mean that we do not take animal abuse as seriously as child abuse. If you want to say he should not be allowed to play anymore, you have to make an ethical argument about animal abuse.
If you were assigned the task of writing an outline, we cannot do it for you. That is your challenge. Google this: how to write outline argumentative paper
Think of 3 arguments you want to make, and then look at them to see what is the main argument that encapsulates them all.
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