The Golden Touch 1. Review and Clarify With your group, reread paragraph 2 of the text.
What words and phrases would you use to describe King Midas, based
on the details the author gives in this paragraph? Is the narrator's attitude
toward the king positive or negative? How do you know?

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

Which statement is most clearly objective?

What role must the audience play in the creation of an argument? how do bubbles(communities) complicate audience? should audiences be smarter? if yes, how do you make people smarter?