Assignment
Write a five to six page paper in which you:
Part 1:
Select two editorials / essays / columns on the current issue of the Affordable Care Act from two different publications (large metropolitan or national newspaper such as Washington Post or the New York Times or national magazines such as Newsweek, Time, and The New Republic.)
Apply the procedures for argumentation analysis (link below) to display contending positions and underlying assumptions for the content.
Determine which arguments are the most plausible. Provide a rationale for your views.
Part 2:
Conducting a Stakeholder Analysis on the public policy of Gun Control
Apply the procedures for stakeholder analysis (attached) to generate a list of at least five to ten (5-10) stakeholders who affect or are affected by problems in the issue area chosen for analysis.
After creating a cumulative frequency distribution from the list, discuss new ideas generated by each stakeholder. (Note: The ideas may be objectives, alternatives, outcomes causes, etc.; ideas should not be duplicates.) Refer to the following video for a reminder on how to calculate cumulative relative frequency:
Youtube Video: "Statistics - How to make a cumulative relative frequency distribution".
Write an analysis of the results of the frequency distribution that answers the following questions:
(a) Does the line graph flatten out? (b) If so, after how many stakeholders? (c) What conclusions can be drawn about the policy problems in the issue area?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.