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.
Newspapers
Newspapers are ideal for finding articles about issues related to specific local communities, and for their "opinion" and "editorial" arguments.
- Access World News
Through nearly 7000 news sources, find diverse global, local, regional, and national perspectives on topics related to controversial issues, the environment, health, education, science, the arts, literature, business, economics, criminal justice, and more.
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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