1.1.5 Oute: Constructing Arguments

Question 8 of 10

2 Points

Imagine you want to convince your parents that changing the high school

start time from 7:10 am to 8:30 am would make their lives easier. Which

appeal would most likely move this audience to support your cause?

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Answer:

The most convincing argument to support this cause is scientific. Teenagers have a natural tendency to stay awake until late at night because their brains secrete melatonin (the hormone that regulates the wake-sleep cycle) later than when they were children.

Forcing teenagers to be awake early in the morning, and start school at 7:10 am does not mean that they will go to bed early at night. In fact, the opposite happens: they still go to sleep late at night as their bodies dictate, but now they wake up too early without having slept enough. The schoolday becomes a chore because they are tired.