Instructions: the following argument argues for owning pets. read the argument and answer the question that follows:
topic and question
pets: should people own pets?
ineffective argument
i love animals so much. i know that animals love humans, so why do people want to ban the ownership of pets? i don’t get it.
the first reason i should be able to own a pet is that i love animals. my family loves having a pet. our dog is like a part of the family. my parents take care of her and take her to the doctor just like they do with me. my mom says, “i don’t know what i would do without little josie! ”
i think that people should own pets because they are . my friend just told me about a neighbor whose pet parrot woke her up in the middle of the night when there was a fire. it saved her life. what a lucky person to own a parrot.
honestly, what would we do without our pets?
why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved:
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conclusion clincher
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