Final Exams: We Make the Cut
We are proud to announce that bloggers are now being included in at least one Journalism class' final exam, and we are included: [ed: at the request of the journalism professor who saw this post this morning, we are deleting the course name and website]
Visit each of the following online commentaries, and list what the main proposition of the argument being made. Then state whether it is a proposition of fact, value, or policy. It may appear that there are several different propositions, but I am looking for the main, over-arching proposition. DEFEND your decision as to why it is which type (tell me why it is a proposition of fact, etc.).
1.) Who Pays These Idiots? (Matt Yglesias)
2.) Iowa Moves to Equalize Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentences (TalkLeft)
3.) lynch law (tacitus)
Anyone think they have the correct answer?
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