Narrowing My Focus

In the following blog post I will present a few of my favorite questions I created in the previous post and explain why I like these questions. I will also describe how these questions are going to help me create my own public argument.

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1. How are the opponents spreading the news of the negative effects of fracking?

I think this question is incredibly important for me to answer before I being working on my public argument because it tells me where to write my piece. If I want to add to the current debate I need to publish my piece in a place that is relevant to the existing discussion. Therefore, once I address where other parties are taking the discussion I can write my argumentative piece in that location so it will be seen.

2. When did the first community experience health issues from fracking?

For my public argument one possible avenue I can write about is the types of health issues that resulted from fracking in different communities. Whether these health issues originated from contaminated water or reduced air quality levels I think I could add a new perspective in the field this way.