C.A.P.O.W.

Below are the titles of the five articles you read regarding healthcare reform. Evaluate each source's CURRENCY, AUTHORITY, PURPOSE, OBJECTIVITY and WRITING STYLE on a 10-point scale (10 is the best score). You should write notes to yourself about why you scored each source as you did. If you don’t write notes, you will have a much harder time explaining your rationale for your scores. Bring this ranking sheet with you when you come to class. When you are done scoring, rank the five sources from 1-5 (#1 should be the best source; 5 should be the worst). You can discuss your rankings with your group and explain why you ranked the sources the way you did. Example:

Z. Why I Hate Health Care Reform C:_9__ A:_6___ P: _5__ O: _1__ W: _9__ Total Score: _30_/50

Rating the Articles

A. One Month Later: Making Healthcare Reform a Reality

C:_7___ A:_5___ P: __5__ O: __5__ W: __4__ Total Score: __26__/50

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B. The Five Biggest Lies in the Healthcare Debate

C:__3__ A:___5 P: _6___ O: ___2_ W: ___6_ Total Score: ___22_/50

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C. The Moral Case Against Healthcare Reform

C:__2__ A:__6__ P: _2___ O: __6__ W: _3___ Total Score: _19___/50

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D. What Happened to Healthcare Reform? C:__5__ A:__1__ P: ___7_ O: __2__ W: __9__ Total Score: __24__/50

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E. Andrew Rubin on Healthcare Reform

C:__4__ A:_5___ P: _8___ O: _1___ W: __7__ Total Score: __25__/50

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Ranked order (Highest to Lowest) 1.__26___ 2. __25___ 3. __24___ 4 _22____ 5____19_