Research Guides: Refresh Your Feed: Engage with Opposing Viewpoints

Finding Opposing Viewpoints

Sometimes you must actively seek out information instead of passively receiving it. In this case, it may be beneficial to step outside of voices and sources that mirror your own perspective.

Why would you want to find opposing opposing viewpoints? Where do you start to find opposing viewpoints?

Watch the video below and explore this pages' resources to get started on answering these questions.

Finding Opposing Viewpoints

View the embedded video and complete the Finding Opposing Viewpoints Worksheet.

Resources for Finding Opposing Viewpoints

Davidson College Library Resources

Each of these resources provide an overview of topics and issues that presents various positions on those topics. Requires a Davidson email account to access

CQ Researcher
Find pro/con essays and background information about current events.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Reference for pro/con viewpoints with reference articles, interactive maps, info-graphics, and more.
Issues & Controversies
Issues from the headlines, covering the most controversial issues of the 21st century. Each Issues & Controversies article presents clear pro/con statements that highlight the main arguments on each side of the controversy.

Web Resources

The Week
Requires Subscription. Provides a balanced perspective on current events.
All Sides
Presents news from varying sources across a political spectrum (left, center, right).

Additional Resources for Finding Opposing Viewpoints

The following resources are freely available and accessible to the public

Pro Con
A non-biased information source that presents pros and cons of debatable issues, as well as a host of reference information relevant to those issues, thoroughly researched and compiled by our research staff and editors.