Critical Thinking Final

Axia College Material

Appendix E

Critical Analysis Forms

Fill out one form for each source.

Source 1 Title and Citation: Laws Allowing Citizens To carry Concealed weapons In National parks Will make Visitors Safer |

Laws Allowing Citizens to Carry Concealed Weapons in National Parks Will Make Visitors Safer. (2011). In L. Gerdes (Ed.), Opposing Viewpoints. Gun Violence. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010223253&userGroupName=uphoenix&jsid=2faac04464bec02418f35a4c83a240ae |

1 | Identify the principal issue presented by the source. | The main issue in this source is the author wants to show that carrying concealed weapons in national parks make the park safer |

2 | Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this. | In this source the Author is very biased towards his own views. The reason that I know this is because he really attacks the writer of another article by continually discrediting him and everything he says. This author is very biased. Here is an example of why I say he is biased. He says that many people say guns cause more problems in national parks and he ends this with saying yeah right. This shows me that he is completely biased towards his beliefs. |

3 | Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this. | In this source it was pretty well laid out I really didn’t notice any vague or ambiguous statements. The reason I say this is because everything is clearly stated to get the author’s point across that concealed firearms in national parks are a good thing. |

4 | Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning. | No I really didn’t find the source credible. The reason being is...