Analyzing the Writer's Technique

Read “Can Diet Help Stop Depression and Violence?” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

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1. Thesis Identify Kamp’s thesis statement.

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2. Evidence The author includes evidence from a research study conducted by Oxford University and says that the “findings were recently replicated in the Netherlands.” Why is it important for the results from scientific studies to be replicable (or repeatable)?

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3. Vocabulary Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading: placebos (para. 2), dyslexia (6), neurology (8), debilitating (9), and illustrative (13).

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