This guide is here to offer you support for ENGL 1010 information literacy and research projects at SLCC.
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It's not always easy to find more than two viewpoints of an issue. Here are a few ideas to try:
Explore "who should pay" (government? individuals? taxpayers? private corporations? etc.) (i.e. who should fund K-12 education?)
Consider "should this be regulated?" or "who should be regulating this?" (i.e. social media, new technologies like generative AI)
Ask "who should have access or control access to [blank]?" (i.e. banned books)
Identify stakeholders (who does this issue matter to? who "wins" or "loses"?) and see if there is common ground among each group of stakeholders (i.e. do doctors seem to support one viewpoint of the issue and parents another?)
Think about traditional pro/con viewpoints in terms of the reasoning behind them (i.e. some may oppose an inland port because it will cost taxpayers too much money; others may oppose it because of environmental issues, etc.). It might look like: Yes because A, Yes because B, No because C, No because D, etc.
Most of these considerations require consuming a fair amount of information about your issue before you are able to distinguish between the various viewpoints. If you're struggling, reach out to a librarian or your course instructor for assistance!
If you're struggling to find sources to complete a project, check out these tips: