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Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints is a database containing full text review articles on controversial issues. The information is not all peer-reviewed, but use the advanced search feature to limit searches to peer-reviewed articles.
Search for topics using the search box or use the "browse topics" feature to find inspiration.
A notable feature is found at the bottom left of the database homepage.
Activity: Go to the bottom of the homepage and click on "topic finder." Search your topic. A sample topic is solitary confinement. You will see a graphic divided into categories. Click on the categories that are relevant to you to find articles, podcasts, etc.
This is how the graphic is developed according to the opposing viewpoints homepage, " This tool takes the titles, subjects, and approximately the first 100 words from a subset of your top results and feeds them into an algorithm. Keywords shown in the graphics are those found most often in the text with your search term."