Homework on Lane, Ethnicity, ethics, and the Deaf World


Please read the entire article before answering the following questions.

1. What is the author's main thesis. Put another way, what is the one point they would most like you, the reader, to come away from the paper believing? Your answer should be 1-2 sentences. (2pts)

2. What are the main reasons the author gives to support the thesis? These should be the premises the author gives to directly support their view, not the evidence they give to show that these premises are true. State each main reason in 1-2 sentences. (2pts)

3. Which of the main reasons the author gives is most controversial? Why? (1-2 sentences) How does the author try to show that it is true? (1-4 sentences) (2pts)

4. Who is the author arguing with, and what do they believe? Put another way: what is the view the author seems most interested in disputing, and why do some people accept this view? (1-3 sentences) (2pts)

5. Do you agree with the author's thesis? Why or why not? (2pts)