Human Ecosystems Project: Should Public Restrooms Be Gender-Neutral
• What questions did the arguments raise in your mind?
• What are the writers’ credentials, purpose, and motivation for writing?
• Where do the writers disagree about the facts or the interpretation of the facts?
• Where do the writers disagree about underlying beliefs, values, or assumptions?
• What forms of persuasion are being used? How are the authors’ each using pathos, logos, and ethos in their arguments?
• What was left out of the arguments, either because the author might not have wanted you to know, or because the author was not thorough? How did this affect your response to the argument?
• How does this issue relate to Social Sciences and the “Family and Human Ecosystems” model?
• How is this issue relevant to now?
• Evaluate whether or not you feel the author’s argument was valid, successful and/or persuasive.
