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HOMEWORK 4
Homework 4
Homework 4 consists of 3 articles. Homework 4 focuses on critical thinking and
analyzing arguments.
HW 4: ARTICLE 1
• Hopper, B. and Hopper, J. (2012). Should working-class people get B.A.’s and
Ph.D.’s? pp. 206 – 209.
1. What is Braillen’s argument?
2. What is Braillen’s position?
3. List two pieces of evidence and/or support that Braillen gives for her
argument.
4. What is Johanna’s argument?
5. What is Johanna’s position?
6. List two pieces of evidence and/or support that Johanna gives for her
argument.
7. Which author has the stronger argument?
8. What barriers might prevent a reader from reaching an unbiased answer to
question #5? Explain your answer.
HW 4: ARTICLE 2
• Crittenden, A. (2001). The price of motherhood, pp. 249 – 258
1. What is Crittenden’s argument?
2. What is Crittenden’s position?
3. List five pieces of evidence and/or support Crittenden gives for her argument.
4. Determine the following
a. The relevance of the support
b. The believability of the support
c. The consistency of the support
5. To what degree do you accept/reject Crittenden’s argument?
6. What barriers might prevent a reader from reaching an unbiased answer to
question #5? Explain your answer.
HW 4: ARTICLE 3
• Dowie, M. (1997). Pinto madness, pp. 139 – 156.
1. What is the main ethical question in Dowie’s article?
2. List five major details that support Dowie’s argument.
3. On page 140, Dowie writes, “Ford waited eight years because its internal
‘cost-benefit analysis,’ which places a dollar value on human life, said it
wasn’t profitable to make the changes sooner.”
a. To what is Dowie referring when he writes, “it wasn’t profitable.”
What is “it”?
b. In your own words, explain the term “cost-benefit.” Also see the last
paragraph on page 146 and the last paragraph on page 147.
4. What was the problem with the Ford Pinto?
5. What was Lee Iococca’s role in producing the Pinto?
6. Why was Henry Ford II taking a strong stance against government regulation
of safety design? (See the last two paragraphs on page 145).
7. Did Ford eventually fix Pinto’s problem? Explain your answer.
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