EXERCISE 21.4
Identifying Opposing Viewpoints
For the three claims listed in Exercise 21.3, identify opposing viewpoints and consider how you could acknowledge, accommodate, or refute them.
1. Public school sex education classes should be mandatory because they help students make important decisions about their lives.
2. Portraying the effects of violent crime realistically on television may help reduce the crime rate.
3. Children who spend too much time interacting with a computer may fail to learn how to interact with people.