Which is the backing to the claim? "Skateboarding should be allowed on public streets."

(2008, Safety) Bikes = highest # of sports-related injuries under 15 years

Which is backing the claim? Social media websites like Facebook should stop people from posting hate speech anonymously

FB makes users to change the post or will show their real name (Henn, 2013)

Which is qualifier for claim? "Fast food and soft drink companies should not be allowed to sponsor the Olympics."

People should take personal responsibility for their choices (Garber, 2011)

Which is the backing to the claim? "Schools should be single gendered. All boys or all girls."

In co-ed classrooms, teachers call on girls less than boys (Findley, 1985).

Claim: Reading is a very important skill to learn.

Books with lots of pictures are the best ones.

Which is qualifier for claim? "Professional sports teams should eliminate American Indian references from their names."

In some cases, the NCAI says some of these mascot names are ok (NCAI, 2013)

Claim: Even teens can help protect the environment and save the planet.

Lots of people pollute the air by driving cars.

Claim: All students should play sports.

Soccer is probably the best sport, but football is fun, too.

Which is the backing to the claim? "Students should be allowed to wear headphones during tests."

Students do better on tests after listening to classical music (Shaw, 1993)

Claim: Students should get paid to go to school

Giving money to learners to get them to go to school will never work.

Which is qualifier for the claim?"High schools should not block the video-sharing website YouTube on school computers."

You Tube has come under fire in the past for being used for cyberbulling.

Claim: Movies are better than books.

Some movies are too scary to watch.

Which is the backing to the claim? "Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is a great musician."

Many artists love her music (Bon Jovi, 2010; CMT Insider Interview)

Qualifier for claim? All high school students should be required to take courses in the arts (music, the arts, film,etc)

Supplies and materials for arts classes are very expensive for schools.

Claim: Disney's Frozen (Del Vecho, Lasseter, Buck, & Lee, 2013) is the best movie ever.

Pixar's Brave (Sarafian et al., 2012) is a good movie, too.

Claim: If you see teasing and bullying at school, you should tell a teacher.

Telling a teacher on someone makes you a dobber.

Claim: Dogs make better pets than cats.

The best kind of dog is a Dalmatian.

Which is the qualifier for the claim? "Video games are not to blame for acts of youth violence."

Kids who shown violent media had a short-term rise in violence (WHO, 2001).

Claim: Homework is important for students.

Some teachers assign way too much homework.

Claim: The best book for kids is The Mitten by Jan-Brett (1989).

Igloos are so much fun to play in.

studbud

Which one doesn't belong?

20 termsStudBud Administration98 plays

9ENGA Q1-10 easy q11-15 medium q16-20 harder

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
Which is the backing to the claim? "Skateboarding should be allowed on public streets."
(2008, Safety) Bikes = highest # of sports-related injuries under 15 years
In(Thompson, 1989), bicycle helmets reduce the risk of head injury by 85%.
More children are injured on bicycles, but bicycles are not banned.
Not every community has a skate park and people can't skate in public.
2
Which is backing the claim? Social media websites like Facebook should stop people from posting hate speech anonymously
FB makes users to change the post or will show their real name (Henn, 2013)
If FB won't get rid of hate speech, teens and other users will cyberbully
There is no guarantee of free speech in FB terms & conditions
Facebook users have a right to protest & tell the company how they feel.
3
Which is qualifier for claim? "Fast food and soft drink companies should not be allowed to sponsor the Olympics."
Olympic CEO was concerned that dropping sponsors may lose them $ (IOC,2012)
Tobacco companies can't sponsor it because cigarettes are bad like fastfood
Dr. Jewell said 'fast food has no place in sport” (cited in McWatt, 20120)
People should take personal responsibility for their choices (Garber, 2011)
4
Which is the backing to the claim? "Schools should be single gendered. All boys or all girls."
In single-gendered schools, girls may be under less pressure
In co-ed classrooms, teachers call on girls less than boys (Findley, 1985).
Girls will have more opportunities in school for clubs, sports, leadership
Students will be more focused if they attend single-gendered schools.
5
Claim: Reading is a very important skill to learn.
Books with lots of pictures are the best ones.
Kids who read a lot do better at their work in school.
Reading helps you learn about the world around you.
When you read, you get better at concentrating.
6
Which is qualifier for claim? "Professional sports teams should eliminate American Indian references from their names."
In 50 years, many sports teams have changed their stereotyped mascot names.
Team names like Braves or Redskins are very offensive to First Nation peopl
The (NCAI, 2013) “strongly opposes use of derogatory Native sports mascots"
In some cases, the NCAI says some of these mascot names are ok (NCAI, 2013)
7
Claim: Even teens can help protect the environment and save the planet.
Picking up rubbish in the yard is easy and gets rid of litter.
Lots of people pollute the air by driving cars.
We can turn off the tap to save water while we brush our teeth.
They can remember to save trees by using both sides of a sheet of paper.
8
Claim: All students should play sports.
It is healthy to be active in sports.
Playing sports helps you learn teamwork.
Sports are so much fun!
Soccer is probably the best sport, but football is fun, too.
9
Which is the backing to the claim? "Students should be allowed to wear headphones during tests."
Students do better on tests after listening to classical music (Shaw, 1993)
Students who are bad test takers may relax by listening to their own music
Students who finish early will have something to do besides reading a book
Students might use them to play back prerecorded notes to use for cheating
10
Claim: Students should get paid to go to school
Giving money to learners to get them to go to school will never work.
They might try harder to get good grades in school if they know = $$$$$$$$$
Paying kids to learn might stop them from dropping out of school.
Parents, teachers, & other adults work 4 money, but students work as hard
11
Which is qualifier for the claim?"High schools should not block the video-sharing website YouTube on school computers."
Schools can get YouTube for Schools, a program filters out bad videos.
You Tube has come under fire in the past for being used for cyberbulling.
Students can create videos or tutorials about academic content & share them
Teachers benefit from being able to access You Tube at school for lessons
12
Claim: Movies are better than books.
Movies are more fun than books because they have sound and pictures.
Some movies are too scary to watch.
Everyone can watch a movie because you do not need to know how to read.
You can watch movies together with friends, but only one person at a time c
13
Which is the backing to the claim? "Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is a great musician."
She is extremely talented for her age.
Taylor gives lots of money to charity.
Taylor writes some songs all on her own, expert pop producers co-wrote many
Many artists love her music (Bon Jovi, 2010; CMT Insider Interview)
14
Qualifier for claim? All high school students should be required to take courses in the arts (music, the arts, film,etc)
If the arts is not mandatory, students miss other opportunities to do well
Supplies and materials for arts classes are very expensive for schools.
Mandatory music makes highest test scores in maths & science (Ponter, 1999)
Schools that offer more arts have higher graduation rates (Israel, 2001)
15
Claim: Disney's Frozen (Del Vecho, Lasseter, Buck, & Lee, 2013) is the best movie ever.
The movie has an exciting ending!
The reindeer and snowman in Frozen are really funny.
Anna (the main character) is very brave and interesting.
Pixar's Brave (Sarafian et al., 2012) is a good movie, too.
16
Claim: If you see teasing and bullying at school, you should tell a teacher.
Telling a teacher on someone makes you a dobber.
Telling a teacher about a bully is actually a very brave thing to do.
If the bully gets in trouble, he or she might think twice.
You could protect another kid from feeling bad about himself or herself.
17
Claim: Dogs make better pets than cats.
Dogs will go for long walks on a lead, but cats usually won't.
A dog can protect your house and keep you safe.
Cats are very independent, but dogs love to play with humans.
The best kind of dog is a Dalmatian.
18
Which is the qualifier for the claim? "Video games are not to blame for acts of youth violence."
School shooters have bad mental health & home lives (U. S Health, 2001)
Kids who shown violent media had a short-term rise in violence (WHO, 2001).
Most people play video games, so if a few are violent so what (ESA, 2013),
Game theorists say kids know the difference with play & reality (Lee,2011)
19
Claim: Homework is important for students.
Learners need homework to practice what they learn in school.
Without homework, students will not learn responsibility.
Homework teaches students not to be lazy.
Some teachers assign way too much homework.
20
Claim: The best book for kids is The Mitten by Jan-Brett (1989).
Igloos are so much fun to play in.
The story has a happy ending because Nicky finds his mitten at the end.
The part of the book where the animals move into the mitten is very funny!
All of the pictures in the book are colourful and beautifully illustrated.

Which one doesn't belong? Flashcards | StudBud