Author Question: Eyewitness accounts should not be given much weight in the justice system because science has shown ... (Read 34 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

Eyewitness accounts should not be given much weight in the justice system because science has shown that when people reconstruct a memory, they may add pieces of information that are incorrect or did not happen; furthermore, people's memories are affected by their own biases and personal beliefs. In this argument, the word clue signaling reason is

a. because.
b. furthermore.
c. affected by.
d. may add.

Question 2

Recent research confirms what many parents know intuitively: Enormous benefits are enjoyed by children raised in families whose members get together regularly around the dinner table. For example, a study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found that children who reported that they had family dinners were less likely to develop drug abuse problems as teenagers and young adults and more likely to do well in school. The reason in this argument is

a. Enormous benefits are enjoyed by children raised in families whose members get together regularly around the dinner table.
b. Children who reported that they had family dinners were less likely to develop drug abuse problems as teenagers and young adults and more likely to do well in school.
c. More parents should make family dinners a priority.
d. Recent research confirms what many parents know intuitively.