1. *If Decency Doesn’t, Law Should Make Us Samaritans*
Good Samaritans USA Are Afraid to Act

2. Extra Credit Opportunity
If you got a 74 or below on your foreign words and phrases test, you can make up 10 of your missed questions by using the words in a sentence and turning it in to me by your next class.

3. Evaluating Arguments
Argument- a series of statements designed to convince you of something.
It is important to evaluate arguments based on credibility, or believability, of the author’s argument.

4. Steps to Evaluating an Argument
1. What is the claim or opinion?
Read through the whole article
Determine the claim, or their opinion
Claim is often stated in form of a generalization, a broad statement covering many situations
Ex of generalization: “Every eligible citizen should be required to vote”

5. Steps to Evaluating an Argument
2. What is the support?
Logical Appeals use convincing reasons and evidence to appeal to a person’s logic
Reasons explain why the author holds the opinion, ex: “Citizens should be required to vote because only then will elected officials represent all the people.”
Evidence is specific info that is used to back up a reason.
Types of evidence: facts, statistics (number facts), examples, and quotes by experts
Emotional Appeals stir feelings, though are not necessarily fact based. Authors use emotional appeal because they know it might override reason
Loaded words-words with strong emotional connotations or associations)
Anecdotes- brief stories or personal accounts of an event.

6. Steps to Evaluating an Argument
3. Is the evidence comprehensive?
An author must provide sufficient evidence to back up generalizations and make arguments convincing
Ask yourself whether or not the author has done his or her job
Are there more emotional appeals than relevant evidence

7. Steps to Evaluating an Argument
4. What is the author’s intent?
Consider the author’s intent
Do they hold a bias or have a prejudiced interest
Note the tone-is it angry and irrational or calm and reasoned

8. Vocabulary
Allegations: in law, assertions, or positive statements, made without proof
Depraved: immoral
Liability: legal obligation or responsibility to make good a damage or loss
Rationalizations: seemingly reasonable excuses or explanations for one’s behavior—but not the real reasons
Solidarity: complete unity in a group or organization

9. Vocabulary Feigning: pretending
Immunity: freedom from legal obligation
Construed: interpreted
Indemnifies: in a legal sense, protects
Callous: unfeeling
Litigious-quick to sue

10. Have you ever….
Seen someone drop a book in the hall and passed them without helping?
Seen someone upset or hurt and passed without helping?
What if not helping meant you would get suspended?
Would you agree or disagree with that rule?

11. Connecting to what we have read…
In “And of Clay Are We Created” and “The Man in the Water,” Rolf Carle and the man in the water help others in situations of danger.
These 2 articles discuss whether or not that help should be required by law.

12. Good Samaritan Law What is a good Samaritan?
Someone who unselfishly helps someone in need. From the Bible parable
Princess Diana-Princess of Wales-
Famous for her humanitarian work and fashion sense
“The People’s Princess”
Killed in Paris in 1997 in a highly publicized car wreck. Photographers were criticized for taking photos and not helping.

14. Should there be a Good Samaritan Law?
Now turn to pg While we read, look for the writer’s argument and support.

15. Analyzing the arguments
Evidence
Evidence
2nd article Claim or opinion
1st article Claim or opinion
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence

16. Analyze your bubble charts
Label each reason as a logical or emotional appeal
Is the evidence comprehensive?
Did the author do his job?
Is there more evidence or emotional appeals?
Who do you agree with and why?