| 4. Select the next sentence and repeat steps 3 and 4. Resolution1 #216801 No unique instruction for Debategraph at this step. |
You are now going to take the "winning" sentence from your most recent comparison and hear how it matches up with the others. Do this a systematically as possible to save on time. | Comparison | Result | | a. The myth that video games cause violent behavior is undermined by scientific research and common sense. c.i. We do not claim that the increased popularity of games caused the decline. | a is a better claim than c.i because c.i clarifies what the author is not claiming, rather than what he is claiming. is a better claim than because clarifies what the author is not claiming, rather than what he is claiming. | | a. The myth that video games cause violent behavior is undermined by scientific research and common sense. c.ii. But the evidence makes a mockery of the suggestion that video games cause violent behavior. | Very similar, but a sounds more direct than c.ii. Also, c.ii makes a reference "the evidence," which implies a unique relationship to a specific fact outside of the sentence. a makes a more general statement implying multiple types of support. | | a. The myth that video games cause violent behavior is undermined by scientific research and common sense. d. Indeed, as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declared: "The state has not produced substantial evidence that…violent video games cause psychological or neurological harm to minors." | a is a better claim than d for the same reason a is a better claim than b, because a sounds more "persuading," and b sounds more "matter of fact." is a better claim than for the same reason is a better claim than , because sounds more "persuading," and sounds more "matter of fact." The final result: a is most likely the claim for this particular audience. | |