Question

Read the following paragraph from an essay against banning dog breeds:

For one thing, there is no such breed as a pit bull. The American Kennel Club does not recognize or register pit bulls. The ASPCA (2011) says a dozen or more different breeds are often lumped under the label, and each has its own disposition and characteristics. Because there isn’t a true pit bull breed, the statistics that ban advocates use cannot be trusted. While government records do list pit bulls as the biggest single cause of fatal dog attacks, the same study calls its own figures unreliable because people tend to call any large dog with a big head and short coat a pit bull (Sacks, Sinclair, and Gilchrist, 2015).

This paragraph provides evidentiary support for which of the arguments below?


Organizations familiar with dogs and dog behavior oppose bans on specific breeds.


There is no clear proof that pit bulls are inherently dangerous.


Statistics are unreliable.


Banning pit bulls will not reduce dog attacks on humans.

Answer 1

The essay paragraph supports the argument that statistics on dog attacks involving 'pit bulls' are unreliable and that organizations knowledgeable about dogs oppose breed bans.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph from the essay against banning dog breeds serves as evidentiary support primarily for the argument that statistics are unreliable. It highlights the lack of a singular breed identifiable as a 'pit bull' and calls into question the validity of statistics used by advocates for bans on specific dog breeds. The American Kennel Club's non-recognition of 'pit bulls' as a distinct breed and the propensity of individuals to incorrectly label various breeds as pit bulls have resulted in questionable data regarding the danger they pose. This undermines the statistical evidence used to justify breed-specific legislation. The mention of the ASPCA and the reference to a study by Sacks, Sinclair, and Gilchrist also allude to the support of the argument that organizations familiar with dogs oppose bans on specific breeds.

Answer 2

D,.There is no clear proof that pit bulls are inherently dangerous.

Step-by-step explanation:

if you take time to read the ecxerpt you can tell just based off the first sentence that pit bulls are the subject and near the end of the paragraph it talks about how pit bulls are not proven to have most fatal attacks against other dogs claiming that humans call any big dog "a pit bull".