SOAPSTone(+) Responses
Directions: Select 2 articles from the sources below. Identify SOAPSTone (plus argument). Then, write a response to the article. Do you agree or disagree with his/her opinion? What do you think about the subject? Why should we care? Etc.
News and Current Events
Philosophy, Moral/Ethical Debates
Directions: Select 2 articles from the sources below. Identify SOAPSTone (plus argument). Then, write a response to the article. Do you agree or disagree with his/her opinion? What do you think about the subject? Why should we care? Etc.
News and Current Events
- Analysis and Opinion, Reuters
- The Opinionator and Blog Directory, The New York Times
- The Atlantic
- Science and Technology
- Observations, Scientific American
- All Tech Considered, NPR Blog
- Wired Opinion, Wired Magazine
- o The Loom, Carl Zimmer (National Geographic)
Philosophy, Moral/Ethical Debates
- Pop Culture, Music
- Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
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