bryanna, emily, lillah

Discuss whether the following statements are examples of hard evidence or constructed arguments. Not all cases are clear-cut.

  1. Drunk drivers are involved in more than 50 percent of traffic deaths. hard evidence because a fact is presented 
  2. DNA tests of skin found under the victim’s fingernails suggest that the defendant was responsible for the assault. constructed arguments; there is no facts
  3. A psychologist testified that teenage violence could not be blamed on video games. CA; this is not a fact
  4. The crowds at President Trump’s inauguration were the largest on record. HE; this can be proven with facts
  5. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” CA; this can be disproved 
  6. Air bags ought to be removed from vehicles because they can kill young children and small-framed adults. CA; this is an opinion

(Based on the activities in Lunsford, p. 63)