Three Cheers
Is the author of this text IN support or NOT in support of the ban?
In support of the ban (for the ban)
To promote better health, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg attempted to do this in 2012.
What is: implement a law banning large sodas?
If a rule or law is "put into action", or "carried out", it is said to be this concept vocabulary word.
What is implemented?
This is what the author believes about Mayor Michael Bloomberg's intentions in enacting the soda ban
What is: They are laudable (deserving praise), but not enough to dictate how much soda people should drink.
The authors of "Ban the Ban" and "Soda's a Problem, but..." both mention a ban of _______, that they both believed was an acceptable government-mandated restriction.
What is smoking in public places?
According to the author of the text, what do opponents of the ban fear?
They fear more regulations (rules).
According to the author of "Ban the Ban," the ban on selling large sodas will have this (overgeneralization) affect.
What is: it will strip away our civil liberties?
This concept vocabulary word means "commands" or "orders"
What is mandates?
According to the author of "Soda's a Problem but," a judge stopped the new law from being implemented for these two reasons.
What are:
a) the contradictions or inconsistencies of the proposed ban, and
b) the proposed ban was an overreach of the mayor's authority
Out of the three articles we've read about the soda ban, the author of this article believes that sometimes the government should create laws that keep people from harming themselves.
What is "Three Cheers for the Nanny State"?
What is the author's main claim in this text?
The ban is necessary because we don't make good/healthy choices.
This logical fallacy says that if A happens, then X, Y, and Z will surely happen...so if you don't want Z to occur, you'd better prevent A from occurring too.
What is: slippery slope
This concept vocabulary word is something you might do if two friends were fighting and you wanted to stop them.
What is intervene?
The "inherent contradictions" or inconsistencies of the proposed ban were:
What is convenience stores overseen by the state would be exempt but restaurants would be restricted?
Based on your knowledge of the Latin prefix ex-, the definition of "exit" would be this.
What is to go out?
Some of us can drive safely at 90mph, but we all have to follow the same speed limits.
Of the two argumentative essays against the soda ban, this essay has more sound reasoning and relevant evidence.
What is: "Soda's a Problem but..."
This concept vocabulary word literally means to be "left out" from having to follow a rule or law.
What is exemption?
The most important claim on which the argument in "Soda's a Problem but" is based is this.
What is: the mayor did not have the authority to enact a law to limit people's choices?
The word "excise" comes from the Latin root -cise- meaning "to cut." Using this information, along with your knowledge of the prefix ex-, the definition of "excise" would be this.
What is to cut out?
Individuals create their own "subjective reality" from their perception (experience & emotions) and we call this...
Cognitive Bias
In "Ban the Ban", which persuasive technique is primarily used by the author?
Appeal to emotion
This concept vocabulary word means "purposes for" or "goals of" one's actions.
What is intentions?
The author of "Soda's a Problem but..." argued that people were not helpless, but were "simply ill-informed" and needed this to stop us from drinking too much soda.
What is to learn/be made aware/be given information?
This word describes how well you're going to do on your assessment next week
(acceptable words are positive & show confidence)
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