PAD-520 Stakeholder Analysis
An analysis of stakeholder roles and their impact on public administration.
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STAKEHOLD ANALYSIS 1
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
Week 5 Assignment #2
Joseph Brown
Dr. Richard Freeman
PAD-520
May 9th, 2013
Apply the procedures for argumentation analysis (located in Chapter 8) to display
contending positions and underlying assumptions for the content of Review Question 1.
The procedures for argumentation analysis have seven elements: claim, information, warrant,
qualifiers, backing, objections, and rebuttal. The purpose of argumentation analysis is to
uncover the logical structure of the argument, identify unstated assumptions, evaluate the support
an argument offers for a conclusion, and aid understanding of debates.
A current issue that is top of the news in public policy is “GUN CONTROL”. The United States
legislature continues to debate abilities to produce a desired or intended result and
constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition. Various federal laws have
been enacted since 1934 to promote such regulation. “The National Firearms Act of 1934,
enacted to curb Prohibition-era crime by taking certain lethal weapons out of the hands of
gangsters — congressional action on gun control has peaked following prominent acts of
violence” (Gun Violence Prevention 2013).
Gun control advocates such as the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) argue that they curb
access by criminals, juveniles, and other "high-risk" individuals. They contend that only federal
measures can successfully reduce the availability of guns. Some seek broad policy changes such
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
Week 5 Assignment #2
Joseph Brown
Dr. Richard Freeman
PAD-520
May 9th, 2013
Apply the procedures for argumentation analysis (located in Chapter 8) to display
contending positions and underlying assumptions for the content of Review Question 1.
The procedures for argumentation analysis have seven elements: claim, information, warrant,
qualifiers, backing, objections, and rebuttal. The purpose of argumentation analysis is to
uncover the logical structure of the argument, identify unstated assumptions, evaluate the support
an argument offers for a conclusion, and aid understanding of debates.
A current issue that is top of the news in public policy is “GUN CONTROL”. The United States
legislature continues to debate abilities to produce a desired or intended result and
constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition. Various federal laws have
been enacted since 1934 to promote such regulation. “The National Firearms Act of 1934,
enacted to curb Prohibition-era crime by taking certain lethal weapons out of the hands of
gangsters — congressional action on gun control has peaked following prominent acts of
violence” (Gun Violence Prevention 2013).
Gun control advocates such as the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) argue that they curb
access by criminals, juveniles, and other "high-risk" individuals. They contend that only federal
measures can successfully reduce the availability of guns. Some seek broad policy changes such
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Strayer University
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Political Science