Uop Appendix a
Associate Level Material
Critical Analysis Forms
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Source 1 Title and Citation: An Updated Background Check System Will help Prevent Gun Violence | Watkins, C. (2012). An Updated Background Check System Will help Prevent Gun Violence. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&zid=09f25cf4b1025b220de942513a8391bc&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010015251&userGroupName=hayw93983&jsid=114c2b5a6ccaa287e3bf391ad5c6dbdf |
1 | Identify the principal issue presented by the source. | The principal issue is the need for stricter laws on buying guns. | 2 | Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this. | There is bias in this article the author showed he is in favor of the law being stricter and shoed all of the reasons why it should be, he should that he was against the federal government and the laws that are currently in place that are not working. | 3 | Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. Explain your reasoning. | The part of the article that is vague to me is Establish tougher penalties for states do not comply with the law by cutting more of their Justice Department funding. I believe that if they want to fix the states updating the system they should not cut funding that will ensure that this is corrected. | 4 | Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning. | I find the source credible because of research that was placed into the article, it describes that legislation enacted in 2008 Congress that they only supplied 5.3% of the authorized amount from the Fiscal year 2009 to 2011. It was supposed to go to the states to update the system to make it compliant to NCIS system. | 5 | Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. Explain your reasoning. | The rhetorical device that the author used was Dysphemism’s:
Critical Analysis Forms
Fill out one form for each source.
Source 1 Title and Citation: An Updated Background Check System Will help Prevent Gun Violence | Watkins, C. (2012). An Updated Background Check System Will help Prevent Gun Violence. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&zid=09f25cf4b1025b220de942513a8391bc&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010015251&userGroupName=hayw93983&jsid=114c2b5a6ccaa287e3bf391ad5c6dbdf |
1 | Identify the principal issue presented by the source. | The principal issue is the need for stricter laws on buying guns. | 2 | Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this. | There is bias in this article the author showed he is in favor of the law being stricter and shoed all of the reasons why it should be, he should that he was against the federal government and the laws that are currently in place that are not working. | 3 | Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. Explain your reasoning. | The part of the article that is vague to me is Establish tougher penalties for states do not comply with the law by cutting more of their Justice Department funding. I believe that if they want to fix the states updating the system they should not cut funding that will ensure that this is corrected. | 4 | Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning. | I find the source credible because of research that was placed into the article, it describes that legislation enacted in 2008 Congress that they only supplied 5.3% of the authorized amount from the Fiscal year 2009 to 2011. It was supposed to go to the states to update the system to make it compliant to NCIS system. | 5 | Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. Explain your reasoning. | The rhetorical device that the author used was Dysphemism’s: