Prompt
After reading the passage Investment in
NASA Is Critical for Our Nation below,
analyze the outlook that Ronald Stevenson
has on the concept of funding NASA.
Stevenson believes that NASA should get
more government funding, and uses
evidence and persuasive reasoning to
convince the reader of his position.
Write an essay in which you take the
opposite stance of the author (you will
argue in favor of limiting additional funding
for NASA) and argue against claims he
makes in the passage. Your essay must
have a strong thesis, body paragraphs, and
conclusion that convinces the reader that
your position in favor of limiting additional
funding for NASA is stronger than the
author's perspective.