Transportation paper

. 3,000+ words. 4

.Correct grammar,punctuation, MLA. Grade=4

.Employ parenthetical citations, work cited, and copious signal phrases to avoid plagiarism and identify contextualize the authors, sources, and debate your're engaging in. Grade= 3. Throughout the paper the parenthetical citations were done wrong, in the sense that the source was sited after the period, where it should have been on the left side. I.E. "This negates constant CO2 emissions form fossil fueled power plants, decreasing the CO2 emissions caused from high-speed rail travel.(The Use)"

.Convincingly argue your thesis through a combination of rational affective appeals. Grade=3. The writer provided some history of other rails throughout the world. And how residents feel about environmental regulation violations. Overall the thesis provides some argument, but it's mainly stating facts and doesn't provide any appeals.

.Build its case logically through a systematic order of presentation.Grade=4. The paper wasn't scattered throughout, it stayed on topic. And it managed to provide decent transitions between the sub points, and when it showed graphs or charts, they were explained on what they represented.

. Refer to 10 or more highly credible sources.Grade=3.  Work cited page provides 11 sources, a lot of them are newspapers or blogs. There are some credible sources though like pro quest or the Legislative analysts office.