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 The Opposing Viewpoints database has opposing opinion essays (which they call "Viewpoints"), articles, and reference materials on various controversial issues, including some of interest to Agriculture.
Broad subject areas (or "Issues") include:
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As you explore a particular "Issue" in the database, be sure to click on the "number" links to see more materials. Each source box has a number link but the link is easy to miss! There are different source boxes for "Academic Journals", "Reference", "Statistics", "News", "Magazines", etc. |
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You can also search for other, more specific topics. Examples:
If these links don't work, start up Opposing Viewpoints to do the search yourself. |
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Searches are often very broad; look to the right after doing a search for ways to limit the search. |
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When you are looking at a single document in Opposing Viewpoints, click on the "Citation Tools" link on the right side of the screen to get formatted citations of the document in MLA or APA formats. |
CQ Researcher has in depth reports on controversial issues. Some examples are listed below. The reports often have a "Pro" vs "Con" section for hot topics. You can also browse through CQ Researcher's reports by date, "issue trackers," and pro/con sections by topic. Be sure to pay attention to the the dates of the reports, as some of them are quite old.
