Instructions: the following argument argues for owning pets. read the argument and answer the question that follows:
topic and question
pets: should people own pets?
ineffective argument
i love animals so much. i know that animals love humans, so why do people want to ban the ownership of pets? i don’t get it.
the first reason i should be able to own a pet is that i love animals. my family loves having a pet. our dog is like a part of the family. my parents take care of her and take her to the doctor just like they do with me. my mom says, “i don’t know what i would do without little josie! ”
i think that people should own pets because they are . my friend just told me about a neighbor whose pet parrot woke her up in the middle of the night when there was a fire. it saved her life. what a lucky person to own a parrot.
honestly, what would we do without our pets?
why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved:
claim
support
conclusion clincher
point of view
transitions

What caused the american civil war? there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense. one of the main quarrels was about taxes paid on goods brought into this country from foreign countries. this tax was called a tariff. southerners felt these tariffs were unfair and aimed toward them because they imported a wider variety of goods than most northern people. taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. an awkward economic structure allowed states and private transportation companies to do this, which also affected southern banks that found themselves paying higher interest rates on loans made with banks in the north. the situation grew worse after several “panics,” including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. southern financiers found themselves burdened with high payments just to save northern banks that had suffered financial losses through poor investment. which sentence from the selection states a major detail that supports the main idea? a there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. b taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. c the situation grew worse after several "panics," including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. d this tax was called a tariff. e between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense.

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