Question

A town is considering whether to create a fenced dog run on two acres of its major park, so that dogs can be free of leashes without posing a danger to people outside the fenced area. A citizen makes a speech against building the run. which statements represents valid reasoning and which statements represents invalid reasoning? Drag the statements into boxes to correctly complete this table.

Answer 1

Reasonable:

- Giving dogs more opportunity to run and play would be a kindness to these friendly, loyal, sensitive animals

- A recent poll found that the proposed dog run is supported by 75% of dog owners and 70% of those who don't own dogs

Unreasonable:

- My daughter gets scared when she hears dogs barking, so they should be kept behind a fence at a park

- Town leaders never listen to the concerns of dog owners because politicians tend to dislike animals

~Sarah Robinsen

Answer 2

Valid Reasoning:
"Giving dogs more opportunity to run and play would be a kindness to these friendly, loyal, sensitive animals"
"A recent poll found that the proposed dog run is supported by 75% of dog owners and 70% of those who don't own dogs"

Invalid Reasoning:
"My daughter gets scared when she hears dogs barking, so they should be kept behind the fence at the park."
"Town leaders never listen to the concerns of dog owners because politicians tend to dislike animals."

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