Video Research for Argument Essays

Spend time watching videos that present various perspectives on your argument topic. Try to be a critical viewer: Is there one side the video wants you to see?  Do they use argument techniques to try to convince you? This will help create context and build schema for your reading research. 

Should police wear body cameras? 

CNN: Should police wear body cameras? 

Today: Should police officers wear body cameras? 

CNN Town Hall: The pros and cons of police body cameras

MS News Now: The pros and cons of police body cameras

Should college athletes be paid? 

A neutral 4 minute video overview from CNN: Should the NCAA pay college players?

A debate from CNN: Should college athletes be paid?

CNBC Article and Video: College Athletes should be paid

NCAA president: Why college athletes should not be paid

Article + Video from the Huffington Post: Obama Calls on NCAA to Rethink the Way it Protects and Punishes Athletes

Does social media make us less social? 

The Economist asks: Is facebook really making us lonely?

Common Sense video covering different perspectives of social media by teens

The Case Foundation video called The Power of Social Media

CNN: Teens on Social Media--"like and FOMO" anxiety

"I forgot my phone" video

International Business Times asks if Facebook is making us more lonely 

Ready to really think? Sherry Turkle (author of one side of the Upfront debate article) asks if we are connected, but alone in a 20 minute TED talk and The Innovation of Loneliness: an animated video that quotes Sherry Turkle and other researchers

Should catcalling be illegal? 

CNN: Catcall video goes viral 

CNN: Woman petitioning to make catcalling illegal

Fox News Debate: Should there be a law against catcalling?

"No Catcalling" Signs in NYC illegal, as reported by ABC

Online resources from hollaback, a movement to end street harassment

Should people eat meat? 

A video attempting to DISPROVE the claim that humans are NOT designed to eat meat

A video about the negative environmental impacts of meat-eating

Renowned philosopher Peter Singer on the ethics of eating meat

The Ethicist's editor, Ariel Kaminer, discusses the NY Times essay contest on the ethics of meat-eating on The Brian Lehrer show on NPR

NY Times food writer Mark Bittman discusses the effects of what we eat on the environment and society

Should athletes have to stand for the national anthem?

Colin Kaepernick explains why he won't stand for the national anthem 

An aggregated article (with video) of people on all sides

Athletes follow Kaepernick's example, covered by Inside Edition

Virginia Tech coach brings veterans to teach team respect for the national anthem, covered by Today

A short video and an article about the history of athletes protesting the national anthem from Sports Illustrated

An article with a short video about San Francisco 49ers fans burning their Kaepernick jerseys, covered by The Daily Mail