Read the following passage and then respond to the directions below. john doe is at it again. in another one of his liberal, big business schemes, he's after tax-payers' pocket books, trying to convince them that phoenix needs a rail system. phoenicians know better. our freeways and bus system are doing just fine. since when did doe regain our trust, anyway? his last idea cost millions and voters had to repeal his proposition to keep the state coffers from being emptied. if doe is expecting us to forget that, he's as crazy as his idea for light rail. vote "no" on november 7. explain how the argument illustrates the ad hominem fallacy and why that fallacy makes the argument weak.

In a five-minute oral report, compare and contrast the film and movie versions of to kill a mockingbird. compare and contrast the ways in which related themes are treated differently in each medium with a particular focus on the theme of moral courage. compare and contrast the effectiveness of each treatment the way various themes are treated in each media.

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

Read the sentence below about the chicago fire of 1871. schaffer told someone else to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the chicago fire of 1871. which revision is the best example of adding concrete details? schaffer told another person in his office to sound the wrong alarm and that caused a big miscommunication during the chicago fire. schaffer told his assistant to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the massive chicago fire of 1871. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342 instead of the correct box and that caused a miscommunication during a fire in chicago. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342, and as a result, firefighters were directed to an incorrect location during the chicago fire of 1871.