Writing

Find an example in the media (newspaper, magazine, television, website, etc.) of a claim based on some kind of empirical evidence. (for example, NY Times, LA Times, US Magazine, etc.). Given your audio lectures and textbook chapters, be sure to focus finding an evidentiary claim in the media source. An evidentiary claim(s) is (are) a convincing statement supported by some type of corroborating evidence, such as from data analysis, clinical studies, experiments, and etc. 

Specifically, do the following:

• 1) Identify both the claim and the evidence used to support it; 
• (2) Do you find this evidence convincing? Explain your position. 

Finally,  please also include a brief description of your source such as the author, year of publication, title of article, and the source of the publication.

Please write 2-3 paragraphs with 6-7 sentences for each paragraph and address the questions above. Please follow the instructions and identify the CLAIM(S) and EVIDENCE. Lastly,. do not copy and paste from any web location and pass it as your own work. Paraphrase and make sure everything you write is your own work.