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Feeling Prepared? If you did good work on your Proposal plus 5 Sources assignment several weeks ago, you are halfway toward producing a good Annotated Bibliography, an important component of your Portfolio. On the other hand, if I gave you … Continue reading →

My Researched Opinion Your first and only long argument is due THU APR 24. The culmination of your research, it will draw conclusions supported by the evidence you provide. This paper will no doubt contain material from your shorter arguments, … Continue reading →

We’ll be studying these. Start with this one: Or start with this one: http://www.adcouncil.org/Our-Work/The-Classics/Domestic-Violence#Asset1422 We’ll look at this one together: Choose your own from Upworthy and write about it. Assignment A12: Visual Argument Upworthy, the source for your Visual Arguments. … Continue reading →

Before we view and analyze the claims in the GOOD video titled “Let’s Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates,” I feel it appropriate to disclose my own beliefs on organ donation. INSERT PITCH FOR ORGAN DONATION HERE As critical … Continue reading →

As you work on your Visual Argument, you may wonder if it’s a good enough representation of your critical skills to be included in your Portfolio. Since the assignment will be the best reflection in the portfolio of your ability … Continue reading →

As an example of a visual argument analysis, I will show a brief public service announcement (PSA) produced by the Ad Council for a campaign to prevent or reduce domestic violence. While the producers depend on the voice-over text to … Continue reading →

For awhile now I’ve been thinking about a particular  counterintuitive law, but I haven’t completed my post on it yet. This is a work in progress. Perhaps you’ve heard of ag-gag laws, legislation designed to criminalize journalists who publicize the … Continue reading →

A Price Too High Is Nuclear Power Worth the Risk? Bob Herbert asks the question in the Opinion pages of the New York Times. It’s pretty clear from the evidence he cites that he thinks the answer is No, it’s … Continue reading →

My Worthy Opponent is Wrong Your third short argument is due THU APR 10. It will make an argument essential to your Research Position Paper, due THU APR 24. Combined with your Definition Argument and your Causal Argument, the Rebuttal … Continue reading →