ENG 101- Frederickson: Topic Selection & Background Reference Sources

This guide is for your argumentative research paper.

Reference Sources for Finding Topics and Argument/Persuasion

Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. (EBSCO)

Link for Interlibrary Loan form: https://www.mnstate.edu/library/services/interlibrary-loan-request/

Other Reference Sources

Statistical Abstracts of the United States

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is an online statistics portal providing access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.

In addition, search the Library Catalog for a topic, and add narrowing search terms such as "statistics," "almanac," "reference," "data,"
"encyclopedia," and more.