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Research the issue.

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Researching the history of the issue and how people have written about it may help you introduce it in a way that will interest your readers in your analysis. To find background information on your topic or authors, enter keywords or phrases related to the issue or the authors’ names into the search box of one of the following:

An all-purpose database, such as Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) or Academic Search Complete (EBSCOHost), to find relevant articles in magazines and journals. Ask a librarian if you need help selecting an appropriate database.
A search engine like Google
To learn more about searching a database, a library catalog, or the Web, consult Chapter 24, pp. 674–82.

Your library’s catalog, to locate books on the issue or books written by the authors of the arguments you are analyzing

It may help to gather some background information about the issue and the authors, but do not spend too much time on research, because your essay should focus on your close analysis of the opposing argument essays.