For this discussion, please choose ONE of the following options (A or B) to answer. Identify which option you chose. In your responses, try to respond to someone who chose a different option than you did. Must be a minimum of three paragraphs.

Option A

Agatha Harkness-Smythe is determined to ban guns in the United States. This is a controversial topic and social scientists have debated whether the ownership of guns by citizens increases or decreases crime. Agatha could go the library and research this, using the social science literature. Instead, Agatha just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies where the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is using a heuristic device that is impeding or obstructing her thinking. Define this heuristic device. What might be a better way for her to examine the issue and avoid this mistake?

Option B

What is the definition of language? What is the evidence, pro and con, as to whether nonhuman animals have a capacity for language?

From Chapter 7 in the text, find a quote that can be used to support your position for whatever option you chose. List the page number and the topic heading (if you use the ebook exclusively, there are no page numbers). First, write the quote in the body of your post. Then, leave a paragraph space and relate a detailed, specific application of what you have quoted. The quote may be a sentence or part of a paragraph. Make sure the quote and your response are specifically related to at least one topic in the chapter.

I believe that one of these should work

Chapter 7 PowerPoint.pptx

or

https://avc.instructure.com/courses/44506/pages/chapter-7-powerpoint?module_item_id=1346243