For each of the following issues, write a 150- to 300-word summary discussing the credibility and authority of each source relative to the issue in question. Ensure that you include the references that you researched Internet sites and names of individuals that you interviewed.
For each issue, consider the following:
- Whom would you trust as most reliable and why?
- Where any of the sources biased?
- Which sources were credible?
- Did any of the sources make false claims?
- Where you more influenced by one source?
Issues:
Issue 1: Vaccinating Children Causes Autism
- Public Health Organization
- Jenny McCarthy
- A Pediatrician
- Dr. Andrew Wakefield
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Issue 2: Should possession of handguns be outlawed?
- The Atlantic Magazine online
- National Rifle Association
- U. S. Senate
- Americans for Responsible Solutions
Issue 3: Is decreasing your intake of dietary fat and cholesterol likely to reduce the level of cholesterol in your blood?
- Time magazine
- Runner's World magazine
- Your physician
- The National Institutes of Health
- The New England Journal of Medicine
Issue 4: When does a human life begin?
- A lawyer
- A physician
- A philosopher
- A minister
- You
Format the assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.