Respond: Thinking Critically About Hard Evidence
RESPOND •
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.
2. DNA tests of skin found under the victim’s fingernails suggest that the defendant was responsible for the assault.
3. A psychologist testified that teenage violence could not be blamed on video games.
4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
5. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
6. Air bags ought to be removed from vehicles because they can kill young children and small-framed adults.