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SPC 120: Research Tutorial

Information Smog

The skyline disappears in the smog of Shanghai, China

The amount of information available to you continues to grow exponentially! 

Just as the smog in this photo makes it difficult to see the city of Shanghai, so does the volume of information available to us make it difficult to identify appropriate sources. 

This tutorial will help you to learn research strategies to more efficiently find, evaluate, and select sources for your persuasive speeches. 

(Image: China Smog by erhard.renz on Flickr. CC-BY 2.0)