Questions
Watch/skim the following YouTube video: Link
Answer the following questions on your own, then we will discuss in small groups.
The primary reason this rant is not an effective argument is because:
- He does not cite his sources
- He makes rash generalizations
- The point he’s trying to make is not clear
- All of his arguments are based on emotion
His claim that gold is now worth $2000 was an example of:
- A logical appeal
- An ethical appeal
- An emotional appeal
- Confusion as an underlying cause
The reason that we should not bail out the banks is ineffectual because
- He’s yelling
- We don’t know if his facts are true
- It’s too emotional
- Because it’s too confusing
Identify the most quality evidence that refutes the following statement:
Drug prices are not too high in the U.S.
- “‘DRUGS have been marketed at such extraordinarily high prices that many people will simply not be able to afford them,’ wrote a top cancer doctor in a scathing editorial in the Washington Post. That was in 2004. More than a decade later, the cost of drugs in America is still soaring—the most recent uproar was sparked by the price of Mylan’s EpiPen allergy medicine, which has jumped by about 600% since 2007.” The Economist (12 Sept. 2016) http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/09/economist-explains-2
- “The U.S government has to do something about the rising drug prices. My sister has a son with MS and has to pay $24,000 a year in prescription drug costs.” John Smith, blog post
- “The ‘most important factor’ that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence of government-protected ‘monopoly’ rights for drug manufacturers.”
- The United States Constitution was written to protect Americans, and it is the responsibility of the government to intervene when it’s citizens are in danger