Three Cheers for the Nanny State
This law proposed a ban on....
This piece was (for/against) the ban of large soda drinks.
What is against the ban of large soda drinks?
The reason was given for the ban failing to be implemented.
What is "people could just buy two smaller sodas"?
This is the Mayor of New York City.
Who is Michael Bloomberg?
Carried out; put into effect.
What is implemented?
This is an unjustified conclusion people come to as a result of their personal experiences or their emotions.
What is cognitive bias?
According to the author, life is all about...
Choices and informed decisions; freedom to make choices.
The "inherent contradictions" of the ban.
A 7/11 could sell a large soda drink but a Burger King could not.
These texts are this type of writing.
What is argumentative?
Orders or commands.
What are mandates?
This piece was (for/against) the ban of large soda drinks.
What is for the ban of large soda drinks?
The author claims that taking away the freedom of soda is a "slippery slope" which may then lead the government to...
What is "take away other freedoms"?
The author of this piece views the public as...
What is "ill-informed but not helpless"?
An overgeneralization.
What is the act of drawing conclusions that are too broad because they exceed what could be logically concluded from the available information?
Interfere with; take action to try to stop a dispute or conflict.
What is intervene?
The comparison the author gives about being bound by the law (hint: think driving laws).
What is driving 90 mph?
The tone or feeling of this piece could be described as...
What is a disapproving or angry tone?
The Latin prefix ex- means to...
What is out, away from, out of?
Permission not to do/pay for something that others are required to.
What is exemption?
This law is compared to the early 20th century ban on alcohol called...
What is the prohibition?
The author suggests that in the distant future, we'll all be living in the land of...
The author uses a writing technique known as a ____, in which flawed, deceptive, or incorrect arguments can be proven wrong with reasoning.
What is a logical fallacy?
Writers of these three pieces.
Sidneyanne Stone, Karin Klein, Sarah Conly
Purposes or goals of one's actions.
What are intentions?