It’s easy to fall into the trap of only reading stuff you agree with. Every now and then, it is fun to study what the other side has to say.
So todays assignment is: find an issue you have an strong opinion about, then find an article that tries to do a reasonable job of arguiing the other side.
For added points, check out other articles in that medium on other issues.
I’ll go first: this article on The Blaze on why gay marriage is an attempt of gays to grab social benefits the rest of the hardworking Americans then have to pay for.
If you read Straight Dope, I don’t see how this could be a problem–since there are posters on all sides of any issue here.
Yes, but a blog or article usually is more fleshed out then a forum post. Also, Dopers usually do a good job of explaining themselves. The best part on other blogs is are the unexplained assumptions.