Essay Those who Believe in Conspiracy Theories do so Because they are less Intelligent – Essay Writing – Psychology Assignment Help

Assignment Task

What kind of essay is it?

There are many different kinds of essay including the 5 main types:

· Simple factual or descriptive (such as “What is depression”),

· Subjective opinion (such as “Why do you think Coke is better than Pepsi”)

· Compare/Contrast. This is similar to the one above but focuses more on specific evidence and a more objective approach. (eg “compare and contrast the role of family in individualistic vs collectivist cultures”)

· Explain/Discuss (such as “Discuss the factors that lead to the 1st world war”)

· Argumentative (such as “Argue against the statement that Cats are smarter than Dogs”)

Your essay falls into this last category. It is the type of essay that best fits into the “scientific method” because you must present evidence to support a position and any opinions you express must be based on this evidence. Sometimes you may be asked to write an argumentative essay taking a position that you personally do not believe. For example you may personally believe that cats are smarter than dogs but you are asked to argue against that position. To do this builds fundamental skills in essay writing and these are the skills this assessment is trying to build in Psyc 1010 students.

Can I narrow the topic?

You must answer the basic question posed but you can focus on something more specific. In fact that is the 1st skill students must master when writing an essay. Essay questions are usually posed quite broadly and each student must then focus it somewhat. Provided you successfully argue the case and meet the requirements given for your course, how you focus the question to do that is up to you. However, the more narrow the essay, the less it may apply generally to the question as a whole. You would not narrow the focus so narrow that it only applies in a very specific context (Three legged dogs raised in a Buddhist temple in Tibet are smarter than a one eyed cat that lives next to me).