Opposing Viewpoints
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, is a free online database covering today’s hottest social issues. This cross-curricular digital resource provides informed, differing views to help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science and more.
Additionally, users can download a Chrome extension that makes it easier for users to find and access content from Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints through their library from a Google search, creating a simple and direct path to authoritative digital resources. Once configured to Chrome browsers, the extension will display results directly from the library’s Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints database, alongside Google search results.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints includes:
- 20,100+ pro/con viewpoints
- 19,200+ reference articles, including topic overviews
- 12,700+ charts and graphs, along with other statistical information
- 300+ profiles of federal agencies and special-interest groups
- Special coverage of the annual debate topic determined by the National Speech and Debate Association
- Full-text newspapers and periodicals from multiple perspectives, including: The New York Times, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, American Scientist and Education Week and more.
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