The statement Gradually, desertification causes a dryland, such as the Sonoran Desert, to lose its ability to support plants and animals, is an example of which type of reasoning?
a. if . . . then
b. either . . . or
c. cause and effect
d. better and worse
Question 2
Which of the following guidelines is NOT mentioned as a way to help to describe an issue from the readers perspective?
a. looking at a readers website to find shared values
b. using mediators to establish common ground
c. using a logical map of ideas
d. framing to reflect readers point of view
Cougar, photographed in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona
California high desert cottontail eating a carrot
Example of Reconciling a Bank Statement Cont.
Polar ice caps lose mass as surface ice melts
Type III curve. Mortality is highest early in life. Data for a desert shrub (Cleome droserifolia).
Two Sonoran Desert Animals