Provide an Appropriate Response

question 111

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-Identify four major flaws in the following: The host of a conservative talk show ran a survey by asking his
listeners to respond to the following question: "Do you think that environmental laws which restrict growth
should be weakened?" Twenty people responded, and the next day the talk show host announced that the
results of his survey suggested that 76% of Americans feel that environmental laws should be weakened.

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Definitions:

Tortfeasor

A person or party that has committed a tort, which is a wrongful act leading to legal liability.

Intentional Tort

An Intentional Tort is a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor (wrongdoer) that causes harm to another.

Felony

A serious crime, typically one punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

Negligence

A failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances, leading to causing harm or damage.