Identify at least three main supporting details each author uses to support their argument.
- Write a detailed three paragraph response (about 300-350 words) to the two articles under your chosen topic. Use specific details from these two assigned perspective articles when summarizing their main ideas.
- What is each author’s central opinion on the issue?
- Identify at least three main supporting details each author uses to support their argument.
- Whose position do you agree with more, and why? Be specific in your response.
- Make sure all references and quotations are clearly cited, using the MLA parenthetical form of citations.
- Include a Works Cited in MLA format. (For a database source, use the Cite or Page tools to get an MLA formatted citation.)
TOPIC ONE: Social Media and Freedom of Speech
“Primary Source Document: Anti-Defamation League Representative Testifies About Online Extremism”
“Primary Source Document: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Delivers Address on Free Speech”
TOPIC TWO: The Threat of Artificial Intelligence
“AI’s are Really Dumb:They Don’t Even Have the Intelligence of a 6-Month Old” by Timothy Revell from New Scientist
“Beware an AI-Fuelled World” by Andrew Simms from New Scientist
TOPIC THREE: Voting Rights for Felons
“Zero Disenfranchisement: The Movement to Restore Voting Rights” by Common Cause
“Felons Lose Their Right to Vote When They Break the Law” by Roger Clegg from Voter Fraud