<p><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>Issue Prompt:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px">The best way to solve environmental problems caused by consumer-generated waste is for towns and cities to impose strict limits on the amount of trash they will accept from each household.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:18px">Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>Argument Prompt:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px">The following appeared in a newsletter published by the Appleton school district.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px">"In a recent study more than 5,000 adolescents were asked how often they ate meals with their families. Almost 30 percent of the teens said they ate at least seven meals per week with their families. Furthermore, according to the same survey, teens who reported having the most family meals per week were also the ones least likely to have tried illegal drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. Family meals were also associated with lower rates of problems such as low grades in school, low self-esteem, and depression. We therefore recommend that families have as many meals together as possible. We predict that doing so will greatly benefit adolescents and turn troubled teens away from bad behaviors."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><em>Write a response in which you discuss which questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.</em></span></p>
