dr smith harvey2
csacheFind a current event (no older than a few months) that was widely covered by the media. Here are some websites where you can search for ideas:
· Real Clear Politics - http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
· Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues - http://www.procon.org
· The New York Times - http://nytimes.com
· Drudge Report - http://www.drudgereport.com
Select at least two news articles on your chosen current event. Then, in an essay, answer the following questions, comparing and contrasting both news articles in terms of their coverage of the current event.
· What are the issues and the conclusions of each article?
· What are the reasons given?
· Which words or phrases do you find ambiguous?
· What are the value and descriptive assumptions?
· Are there any specific fallacies in the reasoning?
· How good is the evidence?
· Are there rival causes?
· Are the statistics deceptive?
· What significant information is omitted?
· What reasonable conclusions are possible?