Choose one of the claims from exercise 3 or a recent news story and research the evidence. Write a short essay or present your results to the class for evaluation. 1. Imagine that you are backing out...

Choose one of the claims from exercise 3 or a recent news story and research the evidence. Write a short essay or present your results to the class for evaluation.

1. Imagine that you are backing out of a parking spot on campus. Your view is somewhat obscured by an SUV parked beside you. As you back out, you hit another car that was driving through the parking lot. Write a paragraph describing the event for the police report. Now imagine that you are the other person whose car was hit. Write a paragraph describing the event for the police report. Compare and contrast the two reports. Analyze how the words you chose in each report were selected to influence the perception of the police officer regarding what happened.