PROBLEM: Claim: Macs are faster than PCs
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE: 1. PC world tested this in 2007 and concluded : The fastest Windows Vista notebook weve tested this yearor for that matter , everis a Mac .
2. Tests of speed on Macs vs. PCs all conclude the same thing : Macs are faster .
3. In both the and desktop showdowns , Apples computers were the winners , '' the magazine said .
4. Popular Mechanics verified this , basing its test both on a panel of users judging the computers on subjective points , as well as a series of benchmarking applications on both platforms .
5. Mac hardware is faster than PC hardware , and Mac applications run faster as well .


PROBLEM: Claim: Denying contraceptives negates a doctor’s ethical duty to help their patients.
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE: 1. Disallowing doctors to prescribe contraceptives to young girls impedes their duties of medical ethics .
2. The principle of beneficence instructs that doctors should do good for their patients .
3. If a young girl is in danger of an unplanned pregnancy and the potential medical complications which accompany it , a doctor should not deny her help if she asks for it and is medically suitable for the contraceptives .
4. For example , she must be within the parameters for weight and blood pressure to take the combined pill , without undue likelihood of blood clots and other potential risks .
5. It is contradictory to give doctors the right to judge their patients best interests , but simultaneously prevent them from acting in their professional capacity .


PROBLEM: Claim: Cosmetic surgery can be psychologically damaging
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE: 1. It 's only a plaster patched over a much deeper problem .
2. Research indicating that breast augmentation patients are four times more likely to commit suicide compared to other plastic surgery patients raises questions about the mental health of women who choose implants .
3. It should be treated as a problem , not encouraged with surgery .
4. The compulsion to change one 's body is often a symptom of a deeper mental instability .
5. American Psychiatric Association .
6. The researchers found that patients who are dissatisfied with surgery may request repeat procedures or experience depression and adjustment problems , social isolation , family problems , self-destructive behaviours and anger towards the surgeon and his or her staff .
7. For example , a recent analysis 37 studies on patients ' psychological and psychosocial functioning before and after cosmetic surgery by social worker Roberta Honigman and psychiatrists Katherine Phillips , MD , and David Castle , MD , found several predictors of poor outcomes , especially for those who hold unrealistic expectations or have a history of depression and anxiety .
8. There are also studies that show negative psychological effects on patients after their surgery has been completed .
9. Arlington , Va : American Psychiatric Association Press ; 2000 .
10. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -LRB- 4th ed . -RRB- .


PROBLEM: Claim: Poaching is becoming more advanced
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE:
1. WWF , African rhino poaching crisis Zapwing , The Rhino Poaching Crisis ibid
2. These methods are used particularly against rhinoceroses in South Africa , whose horns have become extremely valuable on the Asian market for their supposed medical properties .
3. In response to this , South African rangers are being given specialised training and use their own aerial surveillance to track poachers down with success , supporting the argument for a militarised response to protect endangered animals .
4. A stronger , militarised approach is needed as poaching is becoming far more advanced .
5. Poachers now operate with high-calibre rifles , night vision scopes , silencers and use helicopters to hunt their prey .