1. Read the following statements about the article. Then, classify them as objective statements or non-objective (subjective) statements. Write each answer choice in the correct column in
the table below.
A. European nations colonized Africa against the will of the people already living
there.
B. European settlers decided to take over parts of Africa, completely ruining the lives
of the natives already living there.
C. After declaring independence from Great Britain, the new government of South
Africa decided not to give political rights to blacks.
D. Only white Europeans were allowed to live in big cities.
E. The white South Africans should have allowed all people, regardless of color, to
participate in elections, but they did not.
F. Apartheid lasted for nearly half a century.
G. The policy of apartheid was the worst government policy disaster in recent history.
H. The election of Nelson Mandela in 1994 is proof that racism no longer exists in South
Africa.
Qbiective Statements
Non-Objective Statements

Instructions: the following argument argues for advertising to children. read the argument and answer the question that follows: topic and question advertising: should companies be allowed to advertise to children? ineffective argument i think that advertising to children is necessary. how else will we know what we can buy? i think that children are not aware of the products that are available. most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on tv. my friend really likes advertisements, too. he said, "how will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements? " seriously, children are consumers, too. we know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. i know that i like certain cereals, but how would i know that if i did not see advertisements? i love those commercials! kids are people, too. why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved: claim support conclusion clincher point of view transitions