Research Guides: Public Speaking: Persuasive

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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Features the social issues book series published by Greenhaven Press as well as other reference sources such as overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. A major strength is the pairing of essays representing contrasting views on current social issues.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Provides background information on controversial social and environmental topics. CQ Researcher is noted for its award-winning in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Over 1 million statistics from over 600 areas of study, including: marketing data, consumer data, revenue figures, and trends.