MY TOPIC IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
PURPOSE: Exploring multiple viewpoints on an issue is important because it helps you develop a more complete understanding of a topic. When you only consider one side of an issue, you might miss important information or fail to see the full picture. By exploring multiple viewpoints, you expose yourself to a range of opinions, perspectives, and arguments, which can ultimately help you form a more thoughtful and well-rounded thesis. You’ll be able to consider the strengths and weaknesses of different arguments and understand how different people approach the issue.
🎯 YOUR AIM: Summarize the main arguments of and evidence presented in four articles from the “Opposing Viewpoints” database that are about your chosen research topic. You will choose three articles that are in favor of /support (✅) the viewpoint you decided on in Question #5 on the “Exploring Subtopics Worksheet” from Week 8’s Assignment, and you will choose one other article that is against that viewpoint (🚫”CON”). You will explore those four articles and compare their arguments to your own held beliefs.
⬇️ INSTRUCTIONS
For this assignment, you will fill out a worksheet with guiding questions to help you record what you’re learning and what you think about it.
Get Started: Download this worksheet, Finding Sources and Considering Viewpoints Worksheet,
and then follow its visual guides that will help you access the section in the “Opposing Viewpoints” database where you can find articles with various viewpoints. Once you are done filling out the worksheet, upload it here.