D#6-9 Checklist

Immigrants may flee to other states

1. Are the writers point supported by primarily by fact or by opinion? Does the write present an opinion as a fact?
This is more of an opinion based article because the authors is stating what he thinks may happen according to what immigrants have told him.

2. Does the writer offer supporting evidence for his or her statement?
Yes, he interviews immigrants and asks what they are going to do because of the new law.

3. What kind of evidence is provided? How convincing is it?
The evidence is obtained by interviews. It is convincing because it is the opinions of people who are effected by the new law.

4. Is the evidence accurate? Sufficient? Representitive? Relevant?
I believe it is to this article because it is stating what immigrants are going to do.

5. Does the writer display any bias? If so, is the bias revealed through tone or choice of evidence?
It is not bias because the author is stating other peoples opinions.

6. Does the writer omit a pertinent example?
No

7. Does the write present a silent picture of issues?
Yes, it gives the conditions that immigrants are working under even though they make ten dollars an hour.

8. Are any alternative viewpoints overlooked?
No because this article just talks about one side.

9. Are any visuals misleading?
Yes, because immigrants make ten dollars and hour and also one percent own houses makes it seem as if immigrants are living better lives than some Americans.

10. Does the writer use a valid reason?
Yes, it is showing Americans what options immigrants have.

11. Does the writer use logical fallacies?
No

12. Does the writer oversimplify the complex ideas?
No because newspapers are written at a lower level so all readers can read and understand the article.

13. Does the writer make reasonable inferences?
Yes

14. Does the writer represent the ideas of others actually? Fairly?
Yes those who are in his article are represented fairly.