1) Provide your opinion on one of the following issues, in at least 150 words (or ask your instructor for approval of one of your own):
• Health care system
• Climate change
• National debt
Locate two articles about the topic you chose and discuss the following, in at least 100 words per article:
• Is the information contained in the articles reliable? Are the authors credible or non-credible? Please explain.
• Has your opinion changed after reading the articles? Explain your answer.
2) When you think of your favorite media outlets:
Do you think they are biased?
Do you make an effort to watch all media outlets - even the ones with which you do not agree?
Do you really analyze what you hear, view, or read, or do you passively take it as truth?