HCCC Libraries: English 102: Argumentative Essays: Topic Starters

Finding Topics

CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Presents controversial topics, with summary, overview, background, current situation, projections, charts or graphs, chronology, pro/con debate, and more.
Points of View This link opens in a new window
Contains many topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, statistics, court cases, newspaper and magazine articles, and links to subject-indexed web sites.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Search articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites. Also includes the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
This is a collection of electronic reference books for multidisciplinary research, mostly consisting of subject specific encyclopedias.