Ban the Ban

In Paragraph 3 of Ban the Ban! what does the author mean by the phrase 'a very slippery slope?

• We should support the government.

• The author means that if we let the government decide how much soda we are allowed to have ,then will surely start taking away other personal choices like what we are allowed to eat.

• The government will not interfere

• It is good to have the bans

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.3

What evidence supports the slippery ban?

• The author talks about our basic freedoms and believes that if we are told how much soda we're allowed to drink ,then soon we will be told what kind of popcorn we can have at the movies.

• The government will not interfere.

• The government should interfere

• The government is acting wisely by banning the soda.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

According to the author of Soda's Problem but '' why did the judge stop the soda ban from being put into effect?

• The judge stopped the new rules from being put in to effect partly because it would be hard to enforce the rules the same way in different places. Another reason is because the law was not approved by everyone that needed to approve it.

• The law was not appropriate.

• The law was enforced forcefully

• The law was illegal

• The law was punishable

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.1

What inherent contradictions in the soda ban does the author believe the judge's opinion reflects?

• The law is punishable.

• The law is legal

• The law can be applied everywhere

• The author believes that because the rules for selling the soda would not be the same in all places, the law would not be effective.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.6

How does the author of 'Soda's Problem but ' view the public? Do you agree or disagree with her assessment of the public ? Why or Why not?

• The author is not knowledgeable.

• The author views public as ill informed ,but not helpless.

• The author views public helpless

• The author is illiterate

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What position on the question of soda ban do both the authors express?

• Soda ban is ineffective

• Soda ban is compulsory

• Both authors argue that the soda ban should not be put in to law.

• Both authors argue that the soda ban should be put in to law.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

In the last paragraph of 'Ban the Ban' explain how the sentence ' What's going to be next ? introduces the logical fallacacy of slippery slope.

• Soda ban is good for all

• The statement includes the ' Slippery ban' fallacy by suggesting that soda's ban will lead to many other bans.

• No bans will be enforced

• The bans are good

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1B

Consider the statement from paragraph 3 of Ban the Ban ' Remember the days when the New York was a really cool and fun place to be''

• The New York is a cool place to live.

• The statement states that New York is no longer fun-a broad generalisation.

• The New York is a cool place to live

• The New York is an amazing place to live

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What position on the question of soda ban do both the authors express?

• Soda ban is ineffective

• Soda ban is compulsory

• Both authors argue that the soda ban should not be put in to law.

• Both authors argue that the soda ban should be put in to law.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What position on the question of soda ban do both the authors express?

• Soda ban is ineffective

• Soda ban is compulsory

• Both authors argue that the soda ban should not be put in to law.

• Both authors argue that the soda ban should be put in to law.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7