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WRI 100 - Professor Robin Mangino: Opposing Viewpoints

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Opposing Viewpoints: Search options

Use the search box to search for your topic, or click Browse to view a list of topics.

Topics will lead to thumbnails for an overview essay, and further down on the landing page, a selection of articles.

Use the Cite button under the Quotation Mark symbol, to get a citation. Always double-check an automatically generated citation.

Opposing Viewpoints: Browse Topic List

Click Browse Issues to view an alphabetical list of topics that are given extensive coverage in Opposing Viewpoints.

Opposing Viewpoints: Source Types

This platform organizes articles from various types of publications, so you can : 

  • Academic / Scholarly 
  • Viewpoint / opinion pieces
  • News 
  • Magazines

Look for the Cite button within each document.

Opposing Viewpoints: Search or Browse options

 

Opposing Viewpoints: Overview Essay

Topics listed under Browse Issues lead to an introductory overview essay. Note the "Cite" button, which will automatically generate a citation. Double-check any citations for accuracy before you submit your paper or project.

 Screen shot: Opposing Viewpoints database, topic overview essay on school funding, with cite button highlighted.

 

Opposing Viewpoints: Source Types

Screen shot: Opposing Viewpoints database, sample articles on school funding