Discuss the problems, if any, with the evidence given in the following statements.

Discuss the problems, if any, with the evidence given in the following statements.

If questions must be asked to ascertain the validity of the statements, what are those questions?

If something is wrong with the arguments, what is it ?

“The Association of Plastic Surgery has declared that breast implants do not trigger autoimmune disorders, despite the claims of some hysterical women.”

“It’s important to get a good night’s sleep. I read that people who can’t sleep well at night die earlier than people who get a good night’s sleep.”

“My mother gets upset over insignificant things. Older women are so emotional.”

Read the article “Our Violent Kids” by Anastasia Toufexis, published in Time on June 24, 2001: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,152002,00.html

Identify the main idea of the article.

Identify three reasons that support the main idea.

Think of an opposing opinion and give at least three reasons supporting it.

What else can influence the formation of values in children? Give reasons to support this other view.

Critically evaluate the following passage.

Describe different perspectives on this issue and the arguments or reasons that support these different views.

Respond in two to three paragraphs.

To the Editor: It makes me sick to my stomach to see what’s going on today. As fast as our police catch juvenile delinquents, our bleeding-heart judges let these young punks out on probation, free to roam the streets in search of new prey. Don’t give me that rot about “It’s not their fault. They weren’t given a decent childhood.” Every human being is responsible for his own actions starting at the age of seven. If these hoodlums don’t want to obey the laws of the society around them, then they should be taken out of that society, not set free to break the laws again and again and cause the rest of us to live in fear, each wondering if he’ll be the next victim of one of these teenaged monsters.