ENGL-1302

Objective: In a well-organized, thesis-driven essay of 4-5 pages, you will be discussing the future of dating and relationships. 
–Explain what the dating landscape will look like twenty years from now. (2041) 
–Approach the paper from a technological slant. How will technology shape the way people interact “on the dating scene?” Will it change things drastically? Will people cling to tradition? 
You have to incorporate at least 4 of the 7 articles listed here to support your essay:
1. “The Five Years That Changed Dating.”
2. “The Virtues and Downsides of Online Dating.”
3.” How dating app algorithms predict romantic desire.”
4. “The ‘Dating Market’ Is Getting Worse.”
5. Social Computing and Social Media pp 162-173
6.” Dating and Relationships in the Digital Age.”
7. “Dating apps use artificial intelligence to help search for love.”
Assignment specifics:

1000-words minimum
Essays that do not meet the word count will not receive partial credit.
Two quotes per article minimum
Follow the MLA format when citing your sources throughout the essay. 
Plagiarism of any kind will result in immediate failure (see syllabus). 
A rebuttal paragraph is required. It should be the paragraph before the conclusion.
Do not use “I,” “my,” or “you.”
Do not use contractions.
A Works Cited page is required. 

 
Section A: For your introduction:

Introduce the concept of dating/courtship
Define the term.
Summarize what the current dating landscape looks like. 
Transition to the idea of dating in the future. 
Present your thesis statement.

Section B: This section can focus on current dating trends

Introduce the idea you are going to discuss in the paragraph.
Give the reader context.
Provide textual evidence from one of the articles or reports.
Link the quote to your claim. Explain your reasoning
Provide more evidence
Link the evidence to your claim. Explain your reasoning. 
Provide an example to supplement your reasoning. 
Conclude the paragraph and move on to the next supporting paragraph.

Section C: This section can focus on how things are evolving. (What is being researched? What kinds of experiments are being conducted? 

Introduce the idea you are going to discuss in the paragraph.
Give the reader context.
Provide textual evidence from one of the articles or reports.
Link the quote to your claim. Explain your reasoning
Provide more evidence
Link the evidence to your claim. Explain your reasoning. 
Provide an example to supplement your reasoning. 
Conclude the paragraph and move on to the next supporting paragraph.

Section D: This section can speculate about the future. What will dating look like in 2041? Base your speculations on what you have established in sections B and C.

Introduce the idea you are going to discuss in the paragraph.
Give the reader context.
Provide textual evidence from one of the articles or reports.
Link the quote to your claim. Explain your reasoning
Provide more evidence
Link the evidence to your claim. Explain your reasoning. 
Provide an example to supplement your reasoning. 
Conclude the paragraph and move on to the next supporting paragraph.

Section E: The paragraph before the conclusion should be address counter-arguments. The counter-argument paragraph:
“What is included in a counterargument paragraph?
Keep in mind that you must do more than simply identify an opposing position. When writing your counterargument paragraph, you should respond to that other position. In your paragraph:

Identify the opposing argument.
Respond to it by discussing the reasons the argument is incomplete, weak, unsound, or illogical.
Provide examples or evidence to show why the opposing argument is unsound, or provide explanations of how the opposing argument is incomplete or illogical.
Close by stating your own argument and why your argument is stronger than the identified counterargument.”

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F: Present your conclusion.
G. Works Cited Page
that what you have to read to understand how to do the essay:
1. Enthymeme (Stanford)
2. How dating app algorithms predict romantic desire
3.The ‘Dating Market’ Is Getting Worse
4. Social Computing and Social Media pp 162-173
5. Dating and Relationships in the Digital Age
6. Dating apps use artificial intelligence to help search for love
7. Meet AIMM. The world’s first talking artificially intelligent matchmaking service.
8. DNA ROMANCE