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Renata is digging into her speech. “And furthermore!” she proclaims, “it is my contention that denying free health care to members of all species is simply wrong, wrong, wrong!! The mite is the toad is the rat is the dog is the weasel is the elephant is the person; all are equal in their basic needs!!” she passionately inveigles. “This principle cannot be denied! To do so is to stand in the shadows of ignorance!” Renata’s vigorous approach represents which kind of persuasive claim?

What is the function of the Works Cited citations?

Pretend you are doing a speech about supplements and you are using the following article:  LaMotte, Sandee. “Are You Wasting Your Money on Supplements? Most Likely, Experts Say.” CNN, Cable News Network, 21 June 2022, www.cnn.com/2022/06/21/health/supplements-not-recommended-wellness/index.html. Write an oral citation for the quote below to properly cite the source when giving the speech: “Yet despite the consistent message from the scientific community, “more than half of American adults take dietary supplements,” spending an estimated $50 billion in 2021.”   

Pretend you have been invited to speak to WCC administrators (President and Deans) to convince them to improve lunch options on campus. What are TWO specific logical appeals (logos) you can make to convince them in person? 

“True for some, therefore true for all” sums up which fallacy of argumentation?

To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit to the sources of your information.

What is a primary advantage of using digital presentation aids rather than some other form?

Q33: Suppose the researcher wishes to estimate the mean of beliefs about the ability of a child to get a good education across the population of all males.  Using the information in the table above, calculate a 90% confidence interval for this value.  Write down your work on paper an send an image to the faculty after the exam.

Consider the following question taken from a questionnaire:   “Chipotle’s menu items are:” Healthy     *       *        *       *        *       *        *    Unhealthy     This is an example of a:

Q27: What is the parameter being investigated by the researcher in this case?