Final Project: Comprehensive Argument Analysis
ABORTIONSource 1Title: The "Necessary Evil" Argument Does Not Justify Abortion: Clarke D. ForsytheOpposing Viewpoints: Abortion. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002.
Source Citation:Forsythe, Clarke D. "The 'Necessary Evil' Argument Does Not Justify Abortion." Opposing Viewpoints: Abortion. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Apollo Library. 23 June 2008 .
1Identify the principal issue presented by the source.
The issue is abortion and how American's feel about the situation. Most disagree with it but there are still a lot that believe in it. It is an article mainly against abortions.
2Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
This author was using bias through-out the article. He was being prejudice towards adoption and people who have adoptions. I believe he was doing it in more a hidden way, so others didn't really think of him as being bias, maybe they would see it as just information.
3Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
I believe this article was not vague or ambiguous. It was very informative and gives a lot of examples, with facts to go along with them. The author may have included something about why women want to have abortions, but they might now have gone with the topic as well as the other information.
4Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
I find this source credible because there are polls done on people. I also find it mostly credible because it is also what I believe in. I believe abortions are wrong unless it is for medical reasons or if that women was forced upon by another to get pregnant. Otherwise if it was by choice to have sexual intercourse, they should have to take care of their actions! There are consequences for everything that happens in life and I believe people should learn how to deal with them instead of
Source Citation:Forsythe, Clarke D. "The 'Necessary Evil' Argument Does Not Justify Abortion." Opposing Viewpoints: Abortion. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Apollo Library. 23 June 2008 .
1Identify the principal issue presented by the source.
The issue is abortion and how American's feel about the situation. Most disagree with it but there are still a lot that believe in it. It is an article mainly against abortions.
2Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
This author was using bias through-out the article. He was being prejudice towards adoption and people who have adoptions. I believe he was doing it in more a hidden way, so others didn't really think of him as being bias, maybe they would see it as just information.
3Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.
I believe this article was not vague or ambiguous. It was very informative and gives a lot of examples, with facts to go along with them. The author may have included something about why women want to have abortions, but they might now have gone with the topic as well as the other information.
4Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
I find this source credible because there are polls done on people. I also find it mostly credible because it is also what I believe in. I believe abortions are wrong unless it is for medical reasons or if that women was forced upon by another to get pregnant. Otherwise if it was by choice to have sexual intercourse, they should have to take care of their actions! There are consequences for everything that happens in life and I believe people should learn how to deal with them instead of