US Annual defense expenditure. Debate

Introduction: (The government should not reduce annual defense spending)
• Explain this topic and state the specific question that you are addressing.
Presentation of an Argument

(Premise 1: If the US reduces he annual budget, our military losses capabilities. Would not be able to adequately respond to foreign attacks/threats) (Premise 2: Getting attacked is something we should avoid and that we should do things that would help us avoid getting attacked.) (possible add premise 3)
• Describe the scholarly source on one side of the issue.
• Present what you see as the main argument from that source (present the argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion).
Evaluation of the quality of the reasoning in this source
You may address questions such as the following:
• How adequately does the article support the premises of the argument?
• How strongly do the premises of the argument support the truth of the conclusion?
• What (if any) missing premises would be needed to complete the argument (make it valid/strong)? Are these missing premises justified or merely assumptions?
Presentation of an Opposing Argument (if we reduce the budget, the military can still protect against attacks) Describe the scholarly source on the other side of the issue.
• Present what you see as the main argument from that source in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion.
Evaluation of the quality of the reasoning in this source
You may address questions such as the following:
• How adequately does the article support the premises of the argument?
• How strongly do the premises of the argument support the truth of the conclusion?
• What (if any) missing premises would be needed to complete the argument (make it valid/strong)? Are these missing premises justified or merely assumptions?
Evaluation of Arguments in Non-Scholarly and Scholarly
• Discuss the differences in the quality of the reasoning or in the degree of support for premises in these scholarly sources contrasted with non-scholarly sources.
Conclusion
• Reflect on how this activity might influence how you conduct research in the future