Orientation Guide:
Argumentative Papers
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RESOURCES FOR ARGUMENTATIVE PAPERS & SPEECHES
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SEARCHING FOR BOOKS IN THE ONLINE CATALOG (VOYAGER) To find multi-viewpoint books in the Library about controversial topics you might start by adding the name of a series such as "Opposing Viewpoints" to a keyword search for your topic in the online catalog, Voyager. KEYWORD search examples to retrieve items on social issues:For writing help you might also try the KEYWORD search: "argumentative writing" or, the SUBJECT search: persuasion rhetoric REFERENCE RESOURCES Look for the following items with information for your papers at the Reference Desk or in the Reference Area. These Reference items need to be used in the Library, however, you may want to try the online sources which may be accessed from any Internet connection:
Several online databases will provide articles with pros and cons of social and cultural issues, as well as background facts and statistics. Link to these databases from our Library web page, http://lib.lbcc.edu, using the Online Databases page.
WEBSITES ON WRITING ARGUMENTATIVE PAPERS Try the following online websites with instruction about writing good argumentative papers:
WHEN WRITING REMEMBER:
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