What kind of source is it (a newspaper article, website, government publication, blog, etc.)?If this tax incentive for this company came before a vote in the Washington state legislature, how would you want your representative to vote (to continue the incentive, or to stop it, or something else?)? Why would you want them to vote that way?

Aim for a variety of publications and sources. A solid annotated bibliography would include some local/national news sources, some websites, some government publications, some economics organizations, and so on.

What did you learn from reading this piece?

What kind of source is it (a newspaper article, website, government publication, blog, etc.)?

Where was this information published and why?

Who wrote it and why?

What perspective does it represent?

Which sources were argued with facts and reasons? Give examples of the facts/reasons used in the source(s).

Which sources were argued with emotion and opinion? Give examples of the emotions/opinions used in the source(s).

Economics touches every aspect of human existence; therefore it is inherently emotional. Where in your sources do you see the distinction between positions based on emotional reaction and positions that are emotional, but based on facts?

If this tax incentive for this company came before a vote in the Washington state legislature, how would you want your representative to vote (to continue the incentive, or to stop it, or something else?)? Why would you want them to vote that way?

What is being factually presented? What are the facts that are supposed to sway the audience into watching the film? How many facts are offered and what about them seem important?

What do you see in the images that is designed to get an emotional reaction? What sort of logic or facts are being presented? What sort of ethos is being created?

What sort of feeling(s) is the image supposed to create in the audience? Why would this feeling compel them to see the film?

What is being factually presented? What are the facts that are supposed to sway the audience into watching the film? How many facts are offered and what about them seem important?

What type of person is being shown? How should you react to this person? How much do you trust the image to be representing the material clearly and fairly?

You should write three paragraphs, one for each line of argument, explaining your reasoning for identifying them this way. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence, and you need to include support for your claim point. Stick with the language for the assignment. The topic sentence for each paragraph should be:

______ (line of argument) is strongest in _____ (which poster) because _______.

Then go on and offer evidence and reasoning for your claim.

Other points to remember: