Identify the different types of statistics, graphs, and illustrations that are appropriate for your topic. My topic is Gun Control.

Answer 1

I'd look for statistics and graphs showing:

* number of people injured or killed by guns in the U.S.

* number of people injured or killed by guns in western Europe and Canada

* number of people in the U.S. who have used guns to successfully defend themselves against assailants

Answer 2

You can look at these sites and determine what kinds of statistics, graphs and illustration other people use.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=gun+control+statistics&btnG=Google+Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=gun+control+graphs&btnG=Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ei=cC6USouZEYbflAf-rd2-DA&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=gun+control+illustrations&spell=1