In the reading, Finding Evidence by Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, the several methods of acquiring evidence to persuade for the argument being made were provided and explained. One key point was the timeliness of the evidence, whether the time and place the evidence is from matches the time and place of the argument. The two key ways to obtain data and evidence from research is through the library and online. The library has collections of books, magazines, newspapers, audiotapes, videotapes, artwork, and photos for finding evidence. Likewise, the library’s computer has far more resources than a personal online search because there are important resources held in the library’s system that is not accessible from the web. Two key things when finding evidence is to know how current the sources are in regard to the argument and to gain more information and knowledge of the argument than will be needed. The other key way to obtain research information is through the internet. Several key differences that would help narrow down a search were explained including the vast difference in sources that will be provided based on the use of and, or and not. Several other ways to gain evidence would be to collect data on your own through performing experiments, making observations, conducting interviews, using questionnaires to conduct surveys, and drawing up person experience.
In Chelsea Booth’s Under My Thumb, she explains the immense sexual bias and inequality in the music world. She begins with a personal experience and continues to explain how females lack credibility in their statements in the music industry. She provides evidence of how the teaching of music and its history lacks any mention of female musicians. She then changes the focus of the piece with a personal example of being sexually assaulted. She follows this with statistics of frequent sexual assault and harassment experienced by women taking place at music festivals.