Question

Read the passage and answer the question that follows:

Answer 1

Despite our best efforts as parents, we will always make mistakes in raising our children. It's inevitable. There are so many decisions to be made in any given day, week, month, or year. It's an inhuman task to make all of these decisions correctly. Who would even want to try for perfection?

We shouldn't worry too much, though, because it is precisely our mistakes that teach our children the most about life. Life is full of mistakes, obstacles, and trouble. Shielding our children from these by striving for perfection in our own parenting does them no favors.

Given this, a parent might be tempted to give up trying to make good decisions and simply let the chips fall where they may. Admittedly, that attitude is not without its benefits, but it goes too far in the other direction. Children are much more observant than we think, but often draw the wrong conclusions from what they observe. If we give up trying to make the right decisions, they might get the message that we don't care about their future.

We can take comfort in this much: we teach our children even when we're not trying to. That doesn't mean we should stop trying to do our best, to make the right decisions whenever possible. It just means that we shouldn't beat ourselves up when we make mistakes. Either it won't matter because it's something small, or it just might build some character in our children, a commodity that will serve them well.

Answer 2

Refuting the counterclaim in this argument:


makes the argument weaker
creates tension for the audience
makes the author's claim stronger
keeps the audience from seeing both sides

Answer 3

Help!!

Answer 4

@paki

Answer 5

what you guess here about the asnwer....?

Answer 6

I really don't know:(

Answer 7

can i get fans and medals

Answer 8

If you know the right answer and if you know how you got it!!

Answer 9

will u fan me ineed to be friend

Answer 10

sure!

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

oh,..I already am a fan!

Answer 13

i thank the first one is b but im not sure ur welcome

Answer 14

someone fan me i need to beat matthew

Answer 15

guys posting a reply that is not relevant to the topic of the question is against the code of conduct of open study...

Answer 16

more positive answers please:)

Answer 17

well i answered his q so whats up im doing it the right way

Answer 18

o sorry lol

Answer 19

here is another question that goes with the text:

Which of these sentences from the passage most directly refutes the counterclaim?

"If we give up trying to make the right decisions, they might get the message that we don't care about their future."

"We can take comfort in this much: we teach our children even when we're not trying to."

"Admittedly, that attitude is not without its benefits, but it goes too far in the other direction."

"Children are much more observant than we think, but often draw the wrong conclusions from what they observe."

Answer 20

i thinks it a but what do u think it is

Answer 21

I don't know

Answer 22

ok can u see if im right and fan me if i am and if im not dont

Answer 23

yay, you are right!! lol thanks:)