Examine Web sites that make competing claims about a controversial topic such as bioengineered foods and crops, nuclear power, or alternative medicine.

For example, compare claims about nuclear energy from the Nuclear Energy Institute <>.vww

.nei.org> with claims from the Sierra Club

.sierraclub.org>, the American Council on Science and Health , and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission . Do you find possible examples of unethical communication, such as connicts ofinterest or exaggerated claims? Refer to page 66 and the Checklist for Ethical Communication

(page 78) as a basis for evaluating the various claims. Report your findings in a memo (Chapter 14)

to your instructor and classmates.