Question 1

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What was the effect of being in solitary confinement for the teenagers that Kysel interviewed?

Accepted Answer

The teenagers interviewed by Kysel who experienced solitary confinement reported a range of severe psychological effects, including post-traumatic stress, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, indicating that all of the options listed are correct.

Question 2

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-How many of the suicides that occurred in juvenile facilities happened while the detainee was being held in solitary?

Accepted Answer

50% of the suicides in juvenile facilities occurred while the detainee was being held in solitary confinement.

Question 3

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What is Kysel's proposed solution?

Accepted Answer

Kysel's proposed solution is to remove all minors from adult jails and ban solitary confinement for them, as this approach directly addresses the issue of solitary confinement's negative impacts on minors.

Question 4

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What is the position of Eric H. Holder, who should be able to outlaw the solitary confinement of juveniles?

Accepted Answer

Eric H. Holder was the Attorney General of the United States, a position from which he advocated for reforms in the criminal justice system, including the treatment of juveniles in confinement.

Question 5

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-The author outlines the exact process that could be followed to change the juvenile solitary confinement guidelines.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-Teenagers no longer need their rights protected if they have been incarcerated.

Accepted Answer

Teenagers, regardless of incarceration, still have rights that need protection, including the right to be treated humanely and access to education and healthcare.

Question 7

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-Which of the following is a new standard for circumstances under which solitary confinement is justified in juvenile facilities?

Accepted Answer

The new standard for circumstances under which solitary confinement is justified in juvenile facilities includes all of the listed conditions: it is only justified if children pose an immediate threat to themselves or others, only after other techniques have failed, and only for as long as it takes for a child to regain control of themselves.

Question 8

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Putting teenagers in solitary was more common in adult ____________ and ____________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-No state-nor the federal government-has banned ____________ of teens in adult jails and prisons.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-The suicide rate for minors in adult prisons was ____________ as high as that of older inmates.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Young inmates should be managed in a way that promotes their healthy __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-The ____________ recently revised its inspection standards.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Ian Kysel states his position that solitary confinement for minors is wrong and needs to be banned, but he never addresses any potential counter-arguments. How does this affect your reading of his argument? Does it make the argument stronger or weaker?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Kysel discusses studies that he had personally conducted and teenagers that he had interviewed. Does the fact that the author is an expert on the subject affect the strength of his argument? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Find an appeal to logic and to emotion in the essay. How do they both work for this particular topic and argument? Is one more effective than the other in this essay?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-An important part of the authors' argument is making the reader feel compassion toward minors in prison, despite the fact that they must have committed some kind of crime. How effective do you think the author is in eliciting this compassion? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-After reading the essay, have you been convinced that solitary confinement should be banned for minors? If yes, explain the specific points that have convinced you. If not, explain specifically what the essay needed to convince you.
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Question 18

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We've become accustomed to a new way of being "alone together."

Accepted Answer

The word "accustomed" in this context means becoming used to or familiar with something.

Question 19

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We want to customize our lives.

Accepted Answer

To customize something means to modify it according to individual or personal specifications or preferences.

Question 20

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -A businessman laments that he no longer has colleagues at work.

Accepted Answer

Laments means to express sorrow, mourning, or regret, often demonstratively. In this context, it indicates the businessman is expressing regret over not having colleagues at work.

Quiz 12: Arguing

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What was the effect of being in solitary confinement for the teenagers that Kysel interviewed?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -How many of the suicides that occurred in juvenile facilities happened while the detainee was being held in solitary?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is Kysel's proposed solution?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is the position of Eric H. Holder, who should be able to outlaw the solitary confinement of juveniles?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -The author outlines the exact process that could be followed to change the juvenile solitary confinement guidelines.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Teenagers no longer need their rights protected if they have been incarcerated.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Which of the following is a new standard for circumstances under which solitary confinement is justified in juvenile facilities?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Putting teenagers in solitary was more common in adult and .

Answer the following questions about the essay. -No state-nor the federal government-has banned ____________ of teens in adult jails and prisons.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The suicide rate for minors in adult prisons was ____________ as high as that of older inmates.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Young inmates should be managed in a way that promotes their healthy and .

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The ____________ recently revised its inspection standards.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Kysel discusses studies that he had personally conducted and teenagers that he had interviewed. Does the fact that the author is an expert on the subject affect the strength of his argument? Why or why not?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Find an appeal to logic and to emotion in the essay. How do they both work for this particular topic and argument? Is one more effective than the other in this essay?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -An important part of the authors' argument is making the reader feel compassion toward minors in prison, despite the fact that they must have committed some kind of crime. How effective do you think the author is in eliciting this compassion? Explain.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We've become accustomed to a new way of being "alone together."

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We want to customize our lives.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -A businessman laments that he no longer has colleagues at work.

Quiz 12: Arguing

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What was the effect of being in solitary confinement for the teenagers that Kysel interviewed?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -How many of the suicides that occurred in juvenile facilities happened while the detainee was being held in solitary?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is Kysel's proposed solution?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is the position of Eric H. Holder, who should be able to outlaw the solitary confinement of juveniles?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -The author outlines the exact process that could be followed to change the juvenile solitary confinement guidelines.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Teenagers no longer need their rights protected if they have been incarcerated.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Which of the following is a new standard for circumstances under which solitary confinement is justified in juvenile facilities?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Putting teenagers in solitary was more common in adult ____________ and ____________.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -No state-nor the federal government-has banned ____________ of teens in adult jails and prisons.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The suicide rate for minors in adult prisons was ____________ as high as that of older inmates.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Young inmates should be managed in a way that promotes their healthy __________ and __________.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The ____________ recently revised its inspection standards.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Kysel discusses studies that he had personally conducted and teenagers that he had interviewed. Does the fact that the author is an expert on the subject affect the strength of his argument? Why or why not?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Find an appeal to logic and to emotion in the essay. How do they both work for this particular topic and argument? Is one more effective than the other in this essay?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We've become accustomed to a new way of being "alone together."

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We want to customize our lives.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -A businessman laments that he no longer has colleagues at work.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Putting teenagers in solitary was more common in adult and .

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Young inmates should be managed in a way that promotes their healthy and .