Monday, July 16, 2007

D#6, HW9 - Thinking Critically

The news reporter presented points that are verifiable facts. The reporter offers no additional supporting evidence. Although the writer added personal comments such as skinny, baby-faced,16 year old, these were only used to describe what she saw. The writer did not display any bias. The writer could have included where to locate information, such as the bill name or number that was introduced to the House committee. The writer also could of interviewed person(s) that voted ‘no’ on the bill being presented by the teen.

Bach, A. (2002, March 3). Teen Lobbies to Lower Voting Age. Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 11, 2007 from Newsbank database.

Article demonstrates that an Arizona teenager is willing to fight for the right to vote, including going to the House committee to introduce a bill for lowering the voting age in America. This article is the second reference to the Arizona teenager(s) attempting to lower the voting age in Arizona. This article is 5 years old, but the concept is still relevant to the research topic. I also noticed there was a mention of a youth group called “Generation NOW” based in Tucson, Arizona. Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful in locating further information on this group through internet and database searches.

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