Posted: November 2nd, 2015
Assignment
Part 1: Directions: Provide your opinion on one of the following issues in at least 50 to 75 words (or ask
your instructor for approval of one of your own):
Climate change
National debt
Health care system
Answer:
Part 2: Directions:
(1) Locate two articles from the University Library on your chosen topic.
(2) One source should be in agreement with your stance on the issue and the other should be should be in
disagreement with your stance.
(3) Address all of the following questions in a total of 75 or more words per article (aka. answer article
one questions in a total of at least 75 words):
Article 1:
Reference article here consistent with APA guidelines (see Student Materials for assistance):
Questions for Article 1: Be sure to cite (aka. in-text citation) your first article below.
Question Set 1: Is the information contained in the article reliable? Why or why not? Consider the different
forms of evidence that were used within this article and the pros and cons of each form of evidence. See
Chapter 7 and 8 of the Browne and Keeley (2012) textbook, Asking the Right Questions. (Minimum word count: 25
words)
Answer:
Question Set 2: In your assessment, is the author(s) credible or non-credible and why or why not? See Chapter
Five of the Chaffee (2015) textbook entitled Thinking Critically. (Minimum word count: 25 words)
Answer:
Question Set 3: What data within this article supported your opinion? What data refuted your opinion? How do
your beliefs about this topic affect your ability to read this article? (Minimum word count: 25 words)
Answer:
Article 2:
Reference the second article according to APA guidelines here.
Questions for Article 2: Be sure to cite (aka. in-text citation) your first article below.
Is the information contained in the article reliable? Why or why not? Consider the different forms of
evidence that were used within this article and the pros and cons of each form of evidence. See Chapter 7 and
8 of the Browne and Keeley (2012) textbook, Asking the Right Questions, to answer this question. (Minimum
word count: 25 words)
Answer:
In your assessment, is the author(s) credible or non-credible and why or why not? See Chapter Five of the
Chaffee (2015) textbook entitled Thinking Critically to answer this question. (Minimum word count: 25 words)
Answer:
What data within this article supported your opinion? What data refuted your opinion? How do your beliefs
about this topic affect your ability to read this article? (Minimum word count: 25 words)
Answer:
Part 3. Reflect on your original opinion of your topic in a total of 50 to 75 words by addressing all of
following questions.
Has your opinion changed after reading the articles? Why or why not?
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Which of the two articles was more persuasive? Why? (Hint: You will need in-text citations here)
Answer:
What type of information and research would you need to change your opinion if it did not change? If your
opinion did change, why did it change? What information changed your opinion?
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