Research Guides: HONC 130: Rhetoric Across Borders (Meredith): HONC 130 Resources

Argument and Opinion Resources

These resources will help you find strong arguments from various points of view on many different subjects.

Tip:

If your subject is vary narrow or specific, think about the broader underlying issue(s) it represents; you may need to be more general when searching these resources.

Opposing Viewpoints
"Pro" and "con" arguments on controversial issues. Includes full-text materials drawn from print series such as Opposing Viewpoints, Current Controversies, At Issue, Contemporary Issues Companion, and Gale Information Plus series. It also provides full-text periodicals, newspapers, journals, pamphlets, primary source documents, statistics, images, web sites, and student research tools.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Our reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked.

Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students.

On-Campus Link

Newspapers are ideal for finding articles about issues related to specific local communities, and for their "opinion" and "editorial" arguments.

Tips for Access World News:

Limit to newspapers from a particular city, state, or country for local issues.
Limit your topic keywords to the Lead/First Paragraph of the article to increase the relevancy of your results.
Limit to articles published in the "opinion or editorial or op-ed" Section of the newspapers to find articles making an argument.

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