ICT 12.17.24 unit 3 review

A claim ...

• a specific reason you support a side

• usually has the word "because"

• states the side you are on

• describes the impact of your argument

A good analysis should...

• summarize the evidence in your own words

• explain the explanation in your own words

• restate the claim in your own words

• show how the evidence proves your claim

Which of these is a claim?

• Zoos should be banned because they are unhealthy for animals

• Zoos should be banned

• Zoos should be banned because they make animals crazy

• Zoos are beneficial to society

Which evidence BEST supports the claim that "zoos are bad for animal's mental health?"

• Boomba the gorilla died from depression in the Detroit Zoo.

• Zoo animals don't have to worry about hunting or surviving, so 75% of them show signs of happiness

• Zoo animals show signs of boredom and stress.

• 75% of monkeys held in zoos die within the first 20 months; many times due to depression and psychological problems.

Claim: zoos should be banned because they are bad for animals mental health

evidence: "75% of primates held in captivity die within the first 20 months; many times due to depression and mental problems"

Analysis:

• Zoos are clearly helping animals overcome their stress from nature.

• Clearly, zoos should be banned if animals are self-harming from depression

• If animals are dying from mental health problems, then being in a zoo is clearly not good for their state of mind.

• Animals are dying from killing each other in zoos, which is clearly bad.

Claim: zoos should be banned b/c they're unhealthy for animals?

evidence: "Infections, bone fractures, prevention of flight, starvation and lesser-known Zoochosis are among the dangers that captive animals face."

• Zoochosis shows that animals are losing their minds in zoos.

• Animals are literally breaking their bones standing around in zoos all day, and that's just one example of how unhealthy zoos are.

• Animals are no longer suffering from infections thanks to advanced zoo science.

• Would you want this horrible stuff to happen to animals?

In order to be logical...

• all premises must be true

• the vibe has to feel authentic

• the conclusion must not match the premises

• the conclusion must make sense

Premise: Billionaires are rich because they are harder working than anyone else.

Premise: Hard work deserves a good salary.

Conclusion: Billionaires deserve their good salary.

• Logical

• Not logical because premises are not true

• Not logical because conclusion doesn't match the premises

• Not logical because vibes are generally off

Premise: Climate change is a major threat.

Premise: Governments should protect their populations from different threats.

Conclusion: Governments should work on solving climate change.

• Logical

• Not logical because premises are not true

• Not logical because conclusion doesn't match the premises

• Not logical because vibes are generally off

Premise: Santa watches kids when they are sleeping.

Premise: Grown men who watch children sleep are generally creepy.

Conclusion: Santa is the best fellow around.

• Logical

• Not logical because premises are not true

• Not logical because conclusion doesn't match the premises

• Not logical because vibes are generally off