2024 Argument & Persuasion: Should Wildlife Stay Wild?

In "Zoos: Myth and Reality," the author claims that most zoos:

• Teach people a love of wildlife

• Fail to live up to their propaganda

• Prepare animals for wild habitats

• Spend large amounts on conservation

Distinguish fact and opinion in “Zoos: Myth and Reality”. The statement that polar bears exhibits look like “a Flintstones movie set” is an example of:

• The author’s opinion

• A scientific experiment

• A fact from an expert

• Another writer’s belief

What claim does the author of “Zoos: Myth and Reality” make in his argument about roadside zoos?

• These zoos think that they are doing a good job.

• Because of these zoos, all zoos should close.

• These zoos make animals suffer terribly

• People who enjoy these zoos are cruel.

One way that Laidlaw explains that zoos have failed in “Zoos: Myth and Reality” is in:

• Finding wild animals

• Building decorative exhibits

• Producing a surplus of animals

• Reintroducing animals to the wild

Which statement about gorillas in “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World” helps support Hutchins’ argument that our best zoos nurture their animals?

• The American public has always been fascinated by gorillas in zoos.

• Zoo gorillas live longer than many gorillas in nature.

• Gorillas in zoos live alone or in pairs because it keeps them from eating too much.

• Zoos keep gorillas in small cages so biologists can find out how they live.

What does the author of “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World” think zoos do for people who live in cities?

• Make the world seem strange to them

• Make them believe they have traveled

• Convince them to live somewhere else

• Help them appreciate wildlife and nature

Why are these texts considered persuasive pieces instead of argumentative writings?

• Each author offers a claim.

• Both authors include an effective use of ethos.

• The authors reach different conclusions on the same topic using their research and opinions.

• They include personal anecdotes (stories) about their experiences.

Propaganda is:

• An expert on zoo construction

• Rules that explain conservation

• Information that supports a cause

• A person who teachers animal facts

What does sterile mean?

• Cold

• Barren

• Private

• Dangerous

The languish is to :

• Earn respect

• Lose strength

• Gain information

• Fail to save someone