For your paper you'll be analyzing statements for both parties for logical fallacies.
This worksheet (MS Word / Google Doc) gives you options for activities geared to where you are in your research for the assignment.
Download a copy from Google Drive to take your own notes :)
1a) Identifying a Current Legal CASE:
- Google News [try searching your industry/profession/topic and the word "lawsuit"]
- Factiva [see a sample search (8 min, with audio & closed captions)]
1b) Finding PRIMARY Legal Documents with Advanced Google Search [See the Steps]
2) NEWS searching:
Search for your party names in any or all of the following news databases:
- Factiva
- News & Newspapers from ProQuest (5 major papers including NY Times, Wall Street Journal, great for following big stories)
- Nexis Uni: News
PROTIPS: search for party names, connected by the word AND-- do not use v. or versus:
Example: Liebeck AND McDonald's
Ideas for Finding Quotes from the Company:
- Add AND spokes* to your search in Factiva (or try name of CEO, etc.)
In Nexis Uni, type it like this: AND spokes!
- Look for press releases (on Company website or appearing in news databases)
In a news database these documents are published by sources such as PR Wire and Business Wire & will end with contact info for the company that put out the press release
- Experiment with limiting search to transcripts.
In Nexis Uni, search and then limit on left side of results screen, under Publication Type
3) BACKGROUND Info with Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime and Sage Knowledge
- Sample searches: mail fraud, discrimination, intellectual property
4) PEER-REVIEWED / SCHOLARLY Articles with Business Source Complete or another discipline-specific database
- Generating keywords
- Search Connectors
- Watch a sample search (7 min, includes sound & captions)
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