Select a controversial issue from the front section of any regional, national or international newspaper or news magazine. Based upon what you know about this issue, take a stand. Formulate an assertion abou the issue, and list three examples of evidence that support your assertion.
Decide which of the the thinking methods described in Chapter 2 Hendrix you might apply to develop your argument. Apply one of your chosen thinking methods to your argument. Develop it as far as you can without researching the issue in depth. State what method you chose to use.
Be sure to start with your BLUF. HINT: write your BLUF last.
Do not go past two pages in length.
Hendrix, M. Patrick, and Major, James S. 2023. Communicating with Intelligence; Writing and Briefing for National Security (3rd Ed.). New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield.