Argumentation in "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes"

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to identify each statement as a fact or opinion. We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds We've raised all the money to come here ourselves [Y]ou must change your ways.

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fact; Selection 1: fact; Selection 2: fact; Selection 3: opinion

Question 2

Question 2

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fact

Question 3

Question 3

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opinion

Question 4

According to the passage, why does Suzuki believe parents can no longer say things like, “Everything’s going to be all right”?

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because their actions do not match their words

Question 5

What reasonable conclusion should the listeners draw from this part of the speech?

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Suzuki wants adults to mean what they say.

Question 6

What reasonable conclusions can you draw from this passage?

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Suzuki wants to remind the delegates of their children.; Suzuki wants the delegates to think of the world as one big family.; Suzuki wants the delegates to realize that even a child understands the problem.

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