ARGUMENT 1 – Exercise #6

The following are the basic factors of an argument:

·         A position or a point of view

·         An attempt to persuade others to accept that point of view

·         Reasons given to support that point of view.

·         Conclusion

Read the following passage and identify the following:

Main argument:

Cats could pose a risk to pregnant women and those with weak immune systems.

Reasons that support the argument:

1- if pregnant women become infected, the fetus can suffer from a serious congenital damage and the infants may lose their eyesight and the acquisition of motor deficits. 

2- People with poor immune system can get a heart attack or face death.

Conclusion:

There is no way to know if a particular cat is in danger because the symptoms of the disease are not evident in cats.

It is important that pregnant women and those with a poor immune systems become aware of the potential risks posed by cat. Many of us keep cats as house pets without realizing the dangers they may be harboring. Cats are hosts to infectious protozoa that cause disease in mammals such as humans. Adult humans rarely showed signs of significant disease if they become infected. However, if pregnant women become infected, the fetus can become infected by parasites and suffer serious congenital damage. In the worst cases, infants may lose their eyesight and acquire motor deficits. In people with poor immune systems or AIDS protozoa can cause seizure and death. The symptoms of the disease are not evident in cats so there is no way of knowing if a particular cat is at risk.