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WTMC Researched Opinions

Researched Opinion Article Examples

Finding Evidence for Opinions

Find Pro/Con Information

Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
The database brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, newspaper and magazines articles on social issues.

Find News and Magazine Articles:

News This link opens in a new window
Find full-text articles from U.S. and foreign newspapers, including the New York Times, dated from 1980.

Find Statistics on Public Opinion and Current Trends

Pew Research Center
A nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research about current issues and events.

Browse Articles in Multi-Subject Databases

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary coverage of newspapers, magazines, and journals.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Spanning many academic disciplines, this database covers all subject areas.
General OneFile This link opens in a new window
Find general interest articles on current events, popular culture, business, sports, hobbies, and more in magazines, newspapers, and reference books
ERIC This link opens in a new window
ERIC provides education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.

Google Search Tricks

Domain-Specific Search

When using Google, you can increase your odds of finding credible resources by using a domain-specific search to pull information from specific domains such as .gov, .org, and .edu (but you'll still have to evaluate all information your find!).

.gov - government (Federal and state government agencies use the Web to publish legislation, census information, weather data, tax forms and many other documents)
.org - non-profit organization (Nonprofit organizations use the Web to promote their causes. These pages are good sources to use when comparing different sides of an issue)
.edu - educational institution (Even though a page comes from an educational institution, it does not mean the institution endorses the views published by students or faculty members)

How to Do a Domain-Specific Search