» Refuting an Opinion
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Read the following affirmative reasons and the negative's line
of thought. Check the boxes that best complete the refutation.
Cats are better pets than dogs.
$5 isa very small amount of
money.
Native
1D Nat torte
Dogs are smarter than crs. Dogs
learn to do teks cas cant
> So this is Nate
Ne ere
Negative thinks Some dogs are very cute while
some cat are mean and ugly.
> So this is Nace
1D Nate
Negative thinks Egyptian history has nothing to
v= do with choosing a pet.
> So this is Sect
1D Sacinportt
Negative thinks, You can easly give your dog
bal
> So this ist CD Neem
1 Ne bre
Negative thinks There is no proof thae cats have
nine lives
> So this is Nec te
1 Na ernUnimportant because it has nothing to do with the resolution and is thus not relevant, or it
‘may be a very small numerical difference and is thus not significant, or finally, it may be a
problem that has a simple solution and is thus easy to solve.