Description
For this assignment, identify a social issue you are personally interested in learning more about, advocating for the cause, or are against it, and identify fallacious reasoning.
Specialists in communication are often hired to clean up problems created by unthoughtful messaging. While advocates dedicate significant amounts of time and energy promoting causes, they often struggle to clearly identify their logical positions. To further the problem, in light of clear arguments advocates commonly utilize informal fallacies to persuade their target audiences. These weaknesses tend to create easily avoidable communications crises. The first step is to identify the communicative problems.
In 800 words:
- Research an advocate (individual or organization) that promotes a relevant social issue. Identify the organization and explain the relevancy of the social issue.
- Show the steps you took to translate the position/argument you researched into a clear logical form by writing out the logical premises and conclusions from the material presented by the advocate.
- Identify a minimum of five informal fallacies that are made by the advocate. Explain the fallacies themselves and how each functions.
At least two academic peer-reviewed sources are required for this paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Social Issues Research
In this course you will be asked to do independent research on a topic that is of interest to you
and keep that topic for the semester. As researcher, it is often difficult to know where to begin
any undertaking, so our library has put together some starting points on various prominent social
issues of our day. This list is not exhaustive and to be successful you will need to add your own
research.
For research in the course each assignment requires academic peer-reviewed material. This
includes academic journals or published academic level books. Ask your professor about sources
if you have questions. For example, the Salem Press Encyclopedia that is linked in this document
is not a peer-reviewed journal, but is a good academic source for beginning research. Finally, do
not limit your research to academic journals.
Databases:
Opposing Viewpoints is a great database to use when looking for information about large current
issues. It contains broad topic overviews, viewpoints on both sides of the issue, news articles,
journal articles, and videos. It includes over 14,000 viewpoint essays, 5,000 topic overviews, 300
primary source documents, 300 biographies of social activists and reformers, 775 court case
overviews, 5 million journal articles, 6,000 statistical tables, charts, graphs and over 70,000
images as well as thousands of podcasts:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/canyonuniv?db=OVRC
Issues and Controversies is another database that contains content similar to Opposing
Viewpoints:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=96349&
pid=WE57
Research Starters are detailed overviews of topics. Great for finding general information on large
issues. To find them, from the library homepage, click “Find Journal Articles.”
In the LopeSearch Box at the top of the page, type the concept you want to look up (For
example: social media). Do not check peer reviewed or choose a subject, just hit the Search
button.
Once you have signed in, you will be on the search results page. If there is a Research Starter for
the concept, it will be the first result. It will be labeled “Research Starter” and will have an image
next to it.
Social issues
Abortion
Opposing viewpoints
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVU
S/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=24f04ae7
Kaplan, C. A., Tischauser, L. P., & Chara, P. P. (2017). Abortion. Magill’S Medical Guide
(Online Edition).
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&
db=ers&AN=89093340&site=eds-live&scope=site
Separation of church and state
Opposing viewpoints
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVV
U/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=9097381c
Heather, E., & Newton, B. (2016). Separation of church and state. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=89158129&site=eds-live&scope=site
2nd Amendment issues
Opposing viewpoints: Right to Bear Arms
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVY
V/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=3c33f7d9
Opposing viewpoints: Gun Control
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LV
WY/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=b52589d0
Opposing viewpoints: Guns and Violence
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LV
WZ/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=99b3ac56
The Second Amendment
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&
db=ers&AN=87323489&site=eds-live&scope=site
Social media
Opposing Viewpoints
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVY
8/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=659450e3
Social welfare
Opposing viewpoints Welfare Reform
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVZ
M/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=d7582b8c
Issues and Controversies
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?wid
=96349&ID=15753
Auerbach, M. P. (2015). Welfare. Research Starters: Sociology (Online Edition),
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=89185816&site=eds-live&scope=site
Free will and predestination: Conceptual terms
Jordan, D. R. (2016). Predestination. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=87324451&site=eds-live&scope=site
Ruth, M. (2016). Free will. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=100259251&site=eds-live&scope=site
Charles Hodge’s view on Freedom of the Will:
http://thehighestend.blogspot.com/2016/07/reading-7-hodge-on-freedom-of-will.html
Refugee crisis
Opposing Viewpoints: Sanctuary Cities
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/IEEFLO77271
0061/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=d93b03be
Wurtzburg, S. J. (2016). Refugees and population migrations. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=89551498&site=eds-live&scope=site
Goldmeier, H. E. (2017). European migrant crisis. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=110642372&site=eds-live&scope=site
Higher education
Issues and Controversies: Higher Ed
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?wid
=96349&ID=15439
Opposing Viewpoints: Student Loans
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/AAA00020549
9/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=c746f853
Opposing Viewpoints: College Campus Safety
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/MHCKJA1097
62613/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=2344fe20
Opposing Viewpoints: College Admission Process
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/NLTCSH2680
13524/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=e8fabd70
Opposing Viewpoints: Education
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LV
WE/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=07a7fbf1
Opposing Viewpoints: For-Profit Education
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/IEUTDA6686
14973/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=71844d3f
Opposing Viewpoints: Compensation for College Athletes
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/MZEFGG0572
95630/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=ff12cd0f
Social justice
Opposing Viewpoints:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/AAA00000846
2/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=e0d8fedb
Communism
Issitt, M. (2017). Communist State. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=88390978&site=eds-live&scope=site
Purchase answer to see full
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In this course you will be asked to do independent research on a topic that is of interest to you
and keep that topic for the semester. As researcher, it is often difficult to know where to begin
any undertaking, so our library has put together some starting points on various prominent social
issues of our day. This list is not exhaustive and to be successful you will need to add your own
research.
For research in the course each assignment requires academic peer-reviewed material. This
includes academic journals or published academic level books. Ask your professor about sources
if you have questions. For example, the Salem Press Encyclopedia that is linked in this document
is not a peer-reviewed journal, but is a good academic source for beginning research. Finally, do
not limit your research to academic journals.
Databases:
Opposing Viewpoints is a great database to use when looking for information about large current
issues. It contains broad topic overviews, viewpoints on both sides of the issue, news articles,
journal articles, and videos. It includes over 14,000 viewpoint essays, 5,000 topic overviews, 300
primary source documents, 300 biographies of social activists and reformers, 775 court case
overviews, 5 million journal articles, 6,000 statistical tables, charts, graphs and over 70,000
images as well as thousands of podcasts:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/canyonuniv?db=OVRC
Issues and Controversies is another database that contains content similar to Opposing
Viewpoints:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=96349&
pid=WE57
Research Starters are detailed overviews of topics. Great for finding general information on large
issues. To find them, from the library homepage, click “Find Journal Articles.”
In the LopeSearch Box at the top of the page, type the concept you want to look up (For
example: social media). Do not check peer reviewed or choose a subject, just hit the Search
button.
Once you have signed in, you will be on the search results page. If there is a Research Starter for
the concept, it will be the first result. It will be labeled “Research Starter” and will have an image
next to it.
Social issues
Abortion
Opposing viewpoints
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVU
S/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=24f04ae7
Kaplan, C. A., Tischauser, L. P., & Chara, P. P. (2017). Abortion. Magill’S Medical Guide
(Online Edition).
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&
db=ers&AN=89093340&site=eds-live&scope=site
Separation of church and state
Opposing viewpoints
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVV
U/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=9097381c
Heather, E., & Newton, B. (2016). Separation of church and state. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=89158129&site=eds-live&scope=site
2nd Amendment issues
Opposing viewpoints: Right to Bear Arms
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVY
V/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=3c33f7d9
Opposing viewpoints: Gun Control
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LV
WY/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=b52589d0
Opposing viewpoints: Guns and Violence
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LV
WZ/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=99b3ac56
The Second Amendment
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&
db=ers&AN=87323489&site=eds-live&scope=site
Social media
Opposing Viewpoints
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVY
8/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=659450e3
Social welfare
Opposing viewpoints Welfare Reform
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LVZ
M/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=d7582b8c
Issues and Controversies
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?wid
=96349&ID=15753
Auerbach, M. P. (2015). Welfare. Research Starters: Sociology (Online Edition),
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=89185816&site=eds-live&scope=site
Free will and predestination: Conceptual terms
Jordan, D. R. (2016). Predestination. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=87324451&site=eds-live&scope=site
Ruth, M. (2016). Free will. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=100259251&site=eds-live&scope=site
Charles Hodge’s view on Freedom of the Will:
http://thehighestend.blogspot.com/2016/07/reading-7-hodge-on-freedom-of-will.html
Refugee crisis
Opposing Viewpoints: Sanctuary Cities
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/IEEFLO77271
0061/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=d93b03be
Wurtzburg, S. J. (2016). Refugees and population migrations. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=89551498&site=eds-live&scope=site
Goldmeier, H. E. (2017). European migrant crisis. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=110642372&site=eds-live&scope=site
Higher education
Issues and Controversies: Higher Ed
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?wid
=96349&ID=15439
Opposing Viewpoints: Student Loans
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/AAA00020549
9/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=c746f853
Opposing Viewpoints: College Campus Safety
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/MHCKJA1097
62613/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=2344fe20
Opposing Viewpoints: College Admission Process
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/NLTCSH2680
13524/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=e8fabd70
Opposing Viewpoints: Education
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/00000000LV
WE/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=07a7fbf1
Opposing Viewpoints: For-Profit Education
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/IEUTDA6686
14973/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=71844d3f
Opposing Viewpoints: Compensation for College Athletes
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/MZEFGG0572
95630/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=ff12cd0f
Social justice
Opposing Viewpoints:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/portal/AAA00000846
2/OVIC?u=canyonuniv&xid=e0d8fedb
Communism
Issitt, M. (2017). Communist State. Salem Press Encyclopedia,
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers
&AN=88390978&site=eds-live&scope=site
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