3/8: Hard Evidence or Constructed Arguments? [Group Blog Writing]

Group Members: Briana Do, Zushan Liu

  1. Drunk drivers are involved in more than 50 percent of traffic deaths.
    • Hard evidence – direct facts are included in statement
  2. DNA tests of skin found under the victim’s fingernails suggest that the defendant was responsible for the assault.
    • Hard evidence – dna test results
    • Constructed argument – suggestion that the defendant is guilty
  3. A psychologist testified that teenage violence could not be blamed on video games.
    • Constructed argument
  4. The crowds at President Trump’s inauguration were the largest on record.
    • Constructed argument – no supporting, direct numerical value of crowd at Trump’s inauguration compared to previous inaugurations
  5. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
    • Constructed argument – this is an opinion
  6. Air bags ought to be removed from vehicles because they can kill young children and small-framed adults. (Based on the activities in Lunsford, p. 63)
    • Constructed argument – no evidence or factual statements to back up claim

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