What is an Argument?
Rread two articles on Instagram influencers being used to sponsor content for different political organizations. While thinking about those readings, answer the following:
1. Looking at the TeenVogue article, do you think this is partisan? What evidence do you have for that?
2. Looking at the Huffpost article, do you think that this is partisan? What evidence do you have for that?
3. Does the partisan nature of the articles make them more or less persuasive to you? Why? Did you find yourself dismissing parts of either piece without engaging with the content itself? What are some ways you might get better at looking at the argument of a piece even if you disagree with it rather than dismissing it offhand?
4. To what extent do you think sponsored content without clear labelling is a problem? If it is a problem, why? If it isn’t a problem, why not?
