Knowledge and Ideas: What evidence does Steinbeck give to the ranger to convince him that his dog should be allowed in the national park?

How can you paraphrase this, this is about golden age fallacies.these are all rational people who know that older is not necessarily better, but many are taken in by this fallacy and seem no longer able to reason with any degree of reliability

According to the speaker, decisions in west african villages are made through discussions led by heroic nobles wise historians elected representatives appointed chiefs

Ihave no idea what the explanation is.