Researching Social Problems - SOC 120 - Northwest - Current Social Problems - Research Guides at Pima Community College

Argument/Persuasion

An argument or persuasive essay allows you to investigate a topic that is open to discussion and debate

1. Collect, generate, and evaluate evidence

2. Establish a position on the topic

3. Use your most convincing evidence to support your position

Here are some places to EXPLORE "hot" topics or conversations--

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ProCon.org
an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit - provides free, unbiased information on controversial issues.
Global Issues
500+ articles on social, political, economic and environmental issues with 7,000 links to external articles, web sites, reports and analysis to help provide credence to the arguments made on this web site.

Use these databases to collect reliable, credible BACKGROUND INFORMATION about your topic

Use these databases to find specific EXAMPLES of how your topic impacts people in the real world.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
An unprecedented collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals for academic research.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
"Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks." -EBSCO
ProQuest News and Newspapers This link opens in a new window
"Collection of digitized news content, spanning the latest headlines and developments in contemporary politics, culture, health and technology, to historical coverage of important (and sometimes forgotten) people, places and events dating back to the 1700s." -ProQuest