Dolphin Evidence Evaluation
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"They have very, very big brains..." (Paragraph 1) Is this a good piece of evidence? Why or why not? *
"...the Ministry of Environment and Forests issued an order to all Indian states banning dolphin amusement parks..." (Paragraph 2) Good piece of evidence? Why or why not? *
"...various scientists who have researched dolphin behavior have suggested that [they have] unusually high intelligence...compared to other animals..." (Paragraph 3) Good evidence? Why or why not? *
"After giving their whole careers to the Navy, sniffing for underwater mines to protect our ships and harbors, this is the thanks they get?" (Paragraph 9) Good evidence? Why or why not? *
"Lori Marino, a dolphin expert at Emory University, told Discovery News that dolphin brains are about “five times larger for their body size when compared to another animal of similar size." (Paragraph 12) Good evidence? Why or why not? *
The late and very lamented British writer, satirist, and wildlife explorer Doug Adams, in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, explained that “on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much — the wheel, New York, wars and so on — whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man — for precisely the same reasons.” (Paragraph 15) Good evidence? Why or why not? *
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