Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 8

Find (a) a newspaper or magazine article or a report on the Web that attempts to discredit a scientific hypothesis because it has not been proven, or (b) a report of a new scientific hypothesis that has the potential be controversial. Analyze the piece by doing the following: (1) determine its source (author or organization); (2) detect an alternative hypothesis, if any, that is offered by the author; (3) determine the primary objective of the author (for example, to debunk the original hypothesis, to state an alternative hypothesis, or to raise new questions, and so on); (4) summarize the evidence given by the author(s) for his or her position; and (5) compare the authors' evidence with the evidence for the original hypothesis. Write a report summarizing your analysis and compare it with those of your classmates.