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Oil Extraction in the U.S. Pros and Cons Chart

Directions: Analyze 4 of the resources provided in Part II of the “Pros and Cons Chart – Analyzing Arguments in Texts/Videos” Assignment. Type the source title for each resource in the left column of the chart, and then identify 2-4 pros and/or cons for each resource. For article sources, provide the page number from where each source idea/quote is found at the end of each identified idea in the form of a parenthetical in text citation.

Source Title
(Example) “Fracking is Not Harmful to the Environment”	Environmental Pros	Political Pros	Economic Pros (Example) “Hydraulic fracturing has the potential to help the U. S. achieve energy independence” (2).	Social Pros
	Environmental Cons (Example) “Opponents of fracturing treatments…claim this technology may endanger surface water adjacent to the well site” (3).	Political Cons	Economic Cons (Example) Hydraulic fracturing “threatens the profitability and continued development of other energy sources, such as wind and solar” (2).	Social Cons
1.   Don't Drill Along the East Coast	Environmental Pros	Political Pros	Economic Pros	Social Pros
	Environmental Cons	Political Cons	Economic Cons	Social Cons
2.       Fracking Is Not Harmful to the Environment	Environmental Pros	Political Pros	Economic Pros	Social Pros
	Environmental Cons	Political Cons	Economic Cons	Social Cons
3.   Offshore Drilling Remains a Risk Worth Taking	Environmental Pros	Political Pros	Economic Pros	Social Pros
	Environmental Cons	Political Cons	Economic Cons	Social Cons
4.	Environmental Pros	Political Pros	Economic Pros	Social Pros
	Environmental Cons	Political Cons	Economic Cons	Social Cons