This research guide will help you find credible sources for your persuasive speech.
Step 1: Your first step will be to choose a topic. Need help coming up with a topic? Check out the Choosing a Topic section on this guide. **Please check your professor's directions for this speech assignment**
Step 2: Once you have chosen a topic, a good place to find articles would be in a library databases such as Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Step 3: When you access Opposing Viewpoints in Context you will see a section for "Browse Issues" with a lightbulb icon. In that section you can search through hundreds of topics already put together for you. Inside each topic will be an introduction article as well as sections called Viewpoints and Featured Viewpoints. These articles will contain both pro & con articles and can be used as sources. You will also find academic journals, magazines, and newspaper articles in this database as well.
Step 4: If you are looking for additional articles you can use for your persuasive speech, you may want to do a search in the SPC Online Catalog. You can try typing in keywords about your topic to search through books, eBooks and articles.
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