Discussion:
Review the Article: Do We Have a Population Problem?
YES: David Attenborough, from "This Heaving Planet," New Statesman (2011)
NO: Sean Lanahan, from "Debunking the Over-Population Myth," Countryside & Small Stock Journal (2013).
Read the Opinion Paper. Write a reaction paper as follows (Note: You need to react to both the "YES" and "NO" point of views.)
Who are the authors & what is the major thesis presented in EACH the YES and NO articles?
Are the articles (opinions) empirical, why/why not?
Did you use evidence to support your statements above?
List 2 facts & 2 opinions from the YES article and 2 facts & 2 opinions from the NO article.
Are the articles biased? (Support your claim. You must comment on EACH article.)
Which thesis do you accept? Why?
Response no more than 3 pages.