Responding to Arguments

Instructions:

1. Choose an issue from this list and respond to one of the arguments that you see.  Counter the points they make using ethos, logos, and pathos.

• Should the school day be longer?
• Bullying
• Airport Security Screening
• Presidential Election - Obama V Romney
• The Rising Cost of College
• Medical Marijuana
• Credit Card/Student Loan Debt
• Gay Marriage
• Occupy Wall Street
• Abortion
• The Obesity "Epidemic"
• Policy Brutality
• Global Warming/Climate Change
• Nuclear Weapons

2. If you need to find evidence to counter their points, take a look in the research threads for each issue for information.

• Should the school year and school day be longer?
• Bullying
• Airport Security Screening
• Presidential Election - Obama V Romney
• The Rising Cost of College
• Medical Marijuana
• Credit Card/Student Loan Debt
• Gay Marriage
• Occupy Wall Street
• Abortion
• The Obesity "Epidemic"
• Police Brutality
• Global Warming/Climate Change
• Nuclear Weapons