Some Implications

4.2: Inferring Implications

3. "Good fences make good neighbors." -Robert Frost

a) Clearly defined boundaries prevent conflicts by eliminating ambiguity of the rules.
b) Humans are territorial and animalistic in character and sometimes need their selfish impulses restrained by the intervention of their fellow humans or by social contract
c) Keeping people separate and guaranteeing personal space is the best way to prevent conflict

5. An increasing number of juveniles- people younger than 18- are being tried and convicted as adults, rather an as minors, in America, with the result that more minors are serving adult sentences for crimes they committed while still in their teens.

a) America is a crime-ridden place
b) America has low regard for its juveniles
c) America has an inept justice system
d) American juveniles are getting worse and worse
e) America's prison system is going to face a crowding problem
f) America's school system is failing its students and parents

6. Neuroscientists tell us that the frontal cortex of the brain, the part that is responsible for judgment and especially for impulse control, is not fully developed in humans until roughly the age of twenty-one. What are the implications for this relative to #5?

a) American juveniles are less able than adults to regulate their impulses and make good choices
b) The age of 18 for "adulthood" may be inappropriate
c) American juveniles are being held to an unfair standard
d) American juveniles should be tried as minors, not adults, since they have inherently different abilities

8. Shopping malls and grocery stores rarely have clocks.

a) They do this to keep customers' minds off the time and on buying things
b) Clocks help people remember what they need to be doing
c) Capitalist companies exploit all possible advantages in luring customers to spend more