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6. Briefly identify as many fallacies on the Yes side as you can. I did not find
any statements that mislead
7. Briefly identify as many fallacies on the No side as you can. if statistics
show that cancer is the number two leading cause of death, then we havent made
progress in the war. This war will be difficult to overcome, but if we werent trying
to find a cure, they would be even, Now the research has improved cancer, I believe
that one day we will winning the war on cancer!
8. All in all, which author impressed you as being the most empirical in
presenting his or her thesis? Why? Seffrin impressed me the most because he
didnt said we winning war on cancer, he just told us that our approach, preventive
measures, and the experience of many years of research, he has given us great
confidence that we will win this war
9. Are there any reasons to believe the writers are biased? If so, why do
they have these biases? I found that Spector was more bias to the war
against cancer. He Doesnt really think that we have made progress in this
war.
10. Which side (Yes or No) do you personally feel is most correct now that
you have reviewed the material in these articles? Why? I feel the yes side is
more correct. My grandfather had suffered from stomach cancer, but after
treatment he successfully survived, I believe we have come to a better
understanding of how to prevent cancer and some ways we can defeat cancer. We
are making progress in the fight against cancer.