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Causal Mini Essay

Causal Mini Essay

Q ENG 132 Causal Argument: Mini-Essay Fall 2021 Use the steps below to put together a Causal Argument based upon John Tierney’s article, “Can a Playground Be Too Safe.” You should use the workshop to help organize your thoughts and develop your answers. 1. In a short paragraph, summarize Tierney’s argument and main points. 2. In a short paragraph, illustrate some of the effects that occur as a result of “safe playgrounds.” 3. In a short paragraph, illustrate your stance on this topic (In other words, do you agree or disagree with the idea that playgrounds can be “too safe”?). 4. Write a paragraph that does one of the following: (1) Illustrates reasons for making playgrounds safer (2) Illustrates results of playgrounds with “riskier” equipment

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Tierney’s argument in the essay “Can a Playground Be Too Safe,” is whether increasing safety in playgrounds is beneficial. Throughout the essay, he walks through different possibilities with and without playground safety. Tierney also argues that the increased safety in the playground keeps the children anxious and fearful. Therefore, harming them more than a broken bone ever will. In his argument, the author also mentions the increasing risk of fear of heights in children. Lastly, he mentions the fact that an increase in safety leads to unrealistic expectations, and thus harms more children than the lower-safety playgrounds. (Tierney, 2011)