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It used to be that a teenager getting pregnant would cause a scandal and be hidden from public view. The baby would often be put up for adoption or raised surreptitiously by the mother of the affected teen's daughter. (LOGICAL FALLACIES) kayla - i believe this is a judgement because there is no proof of this statement Denise - i agree with kayla, no proof Abbi- I also agree because there is not proof Brianne- i also agree that this is a judgment because it doesnt show any proof That was then. But like most things from the Leave It To Beaver 50s, times have changed. (JUDGEMENT) kayla - i agree this is a judgement Abbi- i also agree that this is a judgment And what was once considered a major vice is now an acceptable trend. The evidence: a disturbing increase in the number of teen pregnancies in both the U.S. and the U.K., the first such rise in more than a decade. (REPORTS) kayla - i disagree that this is a report because there is no evidence or stats to support it Abbi- I don;t think this is a report because there are no statistics or numbers to prove anything Alicia Edwards is just 19 and is expecting in April. She doesn't plan to move in with her boyfriend - the father - until both have finished high school. But she's keeping her baby. And she's not alone. "I do have a couple of friends who have just had babies within the last couple of months," she points out. (INFERENCE) What's behind this sudden baby boom? Cathy Gulli, who's written a major cover piece for the new Maclean's Magazine believes part of the acceptance is due to the growing influence of Hollywood celebrities. (JUDGEMENT) Kayla - i believe this is a logical fallacies because it is very true that the celeberties have a huge impact on teenagers these days Abbi- i agree with kayla

"Unplanned pregnancy is now a pop-culture staple," (LOGICAL FALLACIES) Kayla - I believe this is a judgment because it is just one persons personal opinion on what they believe she Denise- i agree with zatrina that this is a logical fallacies because they are assuming this Brianne- i also agree with zatrina. . Abbi- i also agree, because they are assuming somethin g writes in her article. "Movies like Knocked Up and Waitress, and celebrity moms including Nicole Richie and Jessica Alba, are part of a trend that's sweeping teen culture along with it: American Idol star Fantasia Barrino became a mom at 17, and the last season of Degrassi: The Next Generation ended with Emma realizing she might be pregnant. (JUDGEMENT) "The media is awash in it," says David Landry, senior research associate at the Guttmacher Institute in New York, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health. Even Grey's Anatomy had a teen pregnancy storyline last year, and just last week so did Gossip Girl. "As an idea, teen pregnancy is more socially accepted," says Andrea O'Reilly, a women's studies professor at York University in Toronto, and director of the Association for Research on Mothering. Evidence of a less outraged reaction was best summarized by Hollywood's most sought-after paparazzi muse, Lindsay Lohan: "Why does everyone think it's such a big deal?" (JUDGEMENT) Denise- Agreed, shes just sayin that casue shes a friends lil sister. Abbi- I also agree that this is a judgment because an opinion is being made she replied when asked what she thought of Jamie Lynn's situation. Then came the statistical data confirming that something - something real - was happening: in 2006, for the first time in 15 years, the teen birth rate in America actually increased, (REPORTS) Kayla - I agree that this is a report Denise- i agree too because it has proof Abbi- I also agree that this is a report because there are stats and numbers provided said a report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Meanwhile, in England, the number of pregnancies among females under age 18 also rose in 2005 - to the highest point since 1998, according to the U.K.'s Department for Children, Schools and Families. (REPORTS) Brianne - i agree with this. So far, the numbers aren't rising in Canada, but our statistics are a couple of years old - from 2005. Some experts say that when data does become available, we'll see the same rise as our neighbours. "Overall trends for these three countries tend to mirror each other," says Alex McKay, research coordinator of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada. "If we're seeing an increase in the teen birth rate in the U.S. and the U.K.," he continues, "it is quite likely we may see the same thing occur in Canada." (BIAS) Kayla - i agree that this is bias but i also think it is a judgement because that is what they believe could happen, not what necessarily will happen. Denise - I agree with kayla, it seems as though it can be both of them. Abbi- I believe that this is bias Brianne- i believe that it could be both as well because they they are saying its going to happen but it is also bias.

"No one's suggesting that teens are running out to get pregnant because Nicole Richie got pregnant," Gulli admits. "But it is something that we consume and however nuanced, it does have an impact on us." (JUDGEMENT) Kayla - i believe that this is a judgment as well Abbi- i also agree with this because an opinion is being made And the fact that there's more societal support than in the old days also plays a role. But Alicia disagrees that what she sees on TV has any influence on her decision. "I don't think because Jamie-Lynn Spears is having a baby, that all girls are going to run out and have babies." (BIAS) Kayla - i believe that this is a judgment but that it is a bias judgment Abbi- i also agree that this is a judgment because an opinion is being made