Reference no: EM133283301

Topic: Home ownership, affordable housing, and the 'Canadian dream'

Provide the answers for the following: the topic is Home ownership, affordable housing, and the 'Canadian dream'

1) Stakeholder identification - Who are the main actors or entities involved in this business issue?

2) Claims - What is the primary claim at the heart of this issue? (Note that it may be possible to accurately frame the primary claim in a variety of ways (e.g. positively, negatively) - your group just needs to settle on a single, clear statement of the claim to ground the analysis). Why is the claim important? What secondary claims are being made in relation to the primary claim, and by who?

3) Evidence - What evidence is being brought to bear on the claim/s? What is the quality of the evidence and what sources are used? How does the evidence stand up on the dimensions of accuracy, precision, sufficiency, representativeness, and authority? Do some stakeholders use evidence more effectively than others? Do various stakeholders use the same evidence but interpret it differently to support their position? Do you see examples of evidence being used improperly to support a given position? Is there relevant information/evidence that is not being considered by the respective stakeholders, or evidence not currently available that would better inform the topic? To what extent is the current discussion evidence-based (i.e. centred-on and informed by data, research, statistics, etc.).

4) Values and Assumptions - What are the underlying values and assumptions of the various stakeholders? How are these values/assumptions revealed and how do they inform the different positions taken by the stakeholders? Can you identify examples of both reality and values-based assumptions in the current discourse? To what extent (if at all) are values and assumptions discussed explicitly? Are the perspectives/positions of different stakeholders primarily rooted in evidence or in differing values/assumptions?

5) Techniques of Persuasion - What techniques of persuasion are employed in the current discourse? Can you identify examples of either effective or ineffective attempts to persuade an audience? What techniques of persuasion were most compelling to your group as you developed your analysis, and why?

6) Conclusions - Where did the group land after completing a comprehensive analysis of the issue? Are you all in agreement or is the group divided along different stakeholder positions? Did your views change as you learned more about the issue, and if so, why? Do you better understand the positions of the various stakeholders even if you don't agree with them? What are the key takeaways you think people should know about this topic?