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The Viewpoint
Private opinion on a public problem
What Does it Look Like?
Some Clues It’s a Viewpoint
• Often are found in sections of a newspaper or website called Opinion, Viewpoint, Perspective, etc.
• Don’t make a claim to objectivity: they want you to think/feel/do something.
• Respond to a current situation that can and should be altered somehow.
Who is this guy?
What is this publication?
Public Problem
• What is the problem? Is it a problem that can be solved? Must be confronted? We should be aware of?
• How long as the problem existed?
• Who is the public? What are they like? What are their opinions on the problem? What are their core values?
Private Opinion
• What about the current situation makes you mad? Sad? Excited?
• Now, why should anyone else care about your opinion?
• How could your opinions influence others?
Who Cares?
• Who is affected? (Stakeholders)– Immediate impact?– Secondary impact?
• Who can solve the problem?– Causal responsibility– Political responsibility
Causal Responsibility Political Responsibility
Those who did or didn’t do it.
-What caused it?
Those who make the rules
-Where does the buck stop?
Public Problem Example
• “I’m an agricultural science student, so I care about cows.”
• “I hear cows produce a lot of methane.”• “There’s a cow-tax idea that’s controversial.”• “Stakeholders include ranchers, politicians, people
who breathe the air (everyone)”• “An audience for this public problem would be
voters, breathers, ranchers and ranch-related industries. Also people who like cheap beef, milk and other cow products.”
Copia!
– Come up with 50 potential topics of controversy. You should feel comfortable with the idea of writing on any of these 50.
– Avoid clichés (e.g.: is the death penalty okay?)– Engage as specifically as you can (e.g: not just “is
Head Start a good program?” but “Is Head Start an effective use of public funds in deterring crime in inner cities?”)
– Post on class discussion board.
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