"College Campuses Are Less Safe Without Concealed Weapons"
Appendix E
Critical Analysis Forms
Source 1 Title and Citation: Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. "College Campuses Are Less Safe Without Concealed Weapons." Gun Violence. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Why Our Campuses Are NOT Safer Without Concealed Handguns." 2008. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
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Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
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Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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State one argument made by the author.
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Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument.
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Is the author's argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how you determined this.
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Does the author use moral reasoning? If not, explain how you determined this.
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Source 2 Title and Citation: Maxwell, Bill. "EFFECTIVE LEADERS ACT ON FACTS, NOT EMOTIONS." Tampa Bay Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 30 Dec. 2012: 3P. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2013DocumentURLhttps://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA313689477&userGroupName=uphoenix_uopx&jsid=ba601dc7573925d79d0ca85b7454970c
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Identify the principal issue presented by the source.
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Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
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Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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State one argument made by the author.
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Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument.
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Is the author's argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how you determined this.
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Does the author use moral reasoning? If not, explain how you determined this.
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Source 3 Title and Citation: Day, Theodore, Craig Pirrong, and Stan Liebowitz. "Concealed Weapons Should Be Allowed on College Campuses." Concealed Weapons. Kacy Lovelace. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Rpt. from "Guns Make Colleges Safer." Gun Owners of America. 2009. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2013. https://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%
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Identify the principal issue presented by the source.
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Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
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Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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State one argument made by the author.
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Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument.
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Is the author's argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how you determined this.
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Does the author use moral reasoning? If not, explain how you determined this.
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Source 4 Title and Citation: Students for Gun Free Schools. "College Campuses Are Safer Without Concealed Weapons." Gun Violence. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Why Our Campuses Are Safer Without Concealed Handguns." 2010. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
Document URL https://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010223251&userGroupName=uphoenix_uopx&jsid=5da489556878edb7ffe4e429ba9dde51
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Identify the principal issue presented by the source.
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Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
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Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
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State one argument made by the author.
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Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument.
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Is the author's argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how you determined this.
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Does the author use moral reasoning? If not, explain how you determined this.
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