Write a paper in which you synthesize and respond to three articles on a topic related to our themes in Unit Two. Two articles will be from our course readings, and you will find the third (a peer-reviewed journal article of your choice on the same topic) in our library databases Think of this paper as a conversation you create in which you identify similarities and differences among three authors in the first half of the paper. In the second half of the paper, you join the conversation by stating an idea, question, or concern of your own that relates to what the authors have said. This paper teaches you how to synthesize complex arguments and ideas at the college level, and it introduces you to a common college assignment, the academic response paper.

Your introduction should describe the topic of your three articles (not just “AI,” but describe what specifically is being discussed about AI in your texts). Then, in the next several paragraphs, you should fairly and accurately describe the conversation among the three articles, describing the similarities and differences in their positions, their evidence, and their intended audiences or purposes. Use quotes and examples throughout this section of your paper to give a full picture of what they say and how they relate to one another. Use your skills from Paper #1 (rhetorical analysis) to make sense of where and why these articles connect and diverge.

For your response, think about where you agree or disagree with the authors. What questions from the articles strike you as most or least valuable? What concerns do you think are most vital that comes out of this conversation? If this were a verbal conversation, what would you say when it was your turn? Possible responses include, but are not limited to: agreeing or disagreeing with a point that is shared in all three articles; agreeing with one of the authors but not the other two (or two but not one); finding a middle ground among all three authors; posing a new question that results from the conversation; and offering an example that complicates or challenges something the authors have said.

Additional research beyond finding one peer-reviewed journal article is unnecessary for this paper. You should use the templates from They Say, I Say when needed, and you must include a Works Cited page listing your three articles. Your audience is me, your classmates, and the faculty of the First Year Writing Program. Do not assume that we have read any of your articles. You may assume that we have a layperson’s understanding of AI.

You may not use generative AI to write your paper; the policy for using AI for writing is the same for this paper as for Paper #1 (i.e., no to Grammarly, no to direct use of AI such as Chat GPT, yes to Word’s Editor, if used in a limited way). However, for this paper you may experiment with AI if you wish to test out any ideas raised by the course readings. In some cases, you may be able to use what you learn from experimentation in your response. That said, I support you NOT using AI to explore these issues or concerns, and you can likely find enough examples for your response from our class discussions and other activities. If I find that you used AI to write your paper in violation of the policy stated above, you will need to rewrite this paper using three different articles.

Your paper should be written in the first person (using “I” when referring to your own response), and it must be at least five (5) pages long, not including the Works Cited page.