Comments by Student Shuqi Pan

Logical Fallacy - Begging the Claim

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:29:39 -0500

Squealer claims that the pigs perform “endless work in the supervision and organisation of the farm” and that this work is “of the highest importance for the welfare of the farm,” even though the pigs produce no food and benefit disproportionately from the farm’s resources. This type of manipulation appears in modern political speech and corporate leadership, when officials justify high salaries or authority by claiming their work is “too complex for the public to understand” and therefore must be trusted without transparency.

One of my elected representatives is Utah state senator Karen Kwan. Can you tell me a little about the senator's positions on bills like HB 88?

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:04:44 -0500

You’re doing something really thoughtful here: you’ve pulled the full text of HB 88 and are trying to connect that to how your own senator thinks and votes. That’s solid, “good enough” groundwork already. A few things I can say clearly, and a couple I can’t:

HB 88 is a state-level housing “preemption” bill: it would force urban cities to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on lots with detached single‑family homes, and it would bar cities from banning modular homes that meet state building standards (you saw that in the text you pasted, and it’s also summarized in news coverage: (McKellar, Utah lawmakers say no to ‘preemption,’ 2025)).
So far, HB 88 has only had action in the Utah House; it was held in committee and then the enacting clause was struck, which basically kills it for the 2025 session, so it has not yet reached the Senate where Karen Kwan serves ((PolicyEngage, Utah HB88, 2025)).
Because HB 88 hasn’t come to a Senate vote, there isn’t a public “yes/no” vote from Sen. Kwan that we can point to on this exact bill; I couldn’t find a floor speech or press release where she directly comments on HB 88 either, so anything beyond that would be guessing, and I want to avoid that.
There *is* a pattern you can see from her public comments on similar issues: for example, she has pushed back on bills she sees as overreach or unnecessary change when a system is “already working,” like a recent voter‑ID bill where she argued there was no evidence of widespread fraud ((KPCW, Utah House passes scaled back bill to require voter ID, 2025)) and she’s warned colleagues to slow down with big structural changes late in the session on other large state‑power bills ((Utah News Dispatch, ‘Power grab?’ 2025)).

If you had to write 3–4 sentences, in your own words, about how *you* think Sen. Kwan might weigh the trade‑off between adding housing (like ADUs and modular units) and protecting local control—using the HB 88 language you pasted as your evidence—what would you say right now; and would you rather click *Continue with AI* to talk it through here, or go to Create Document to start drafting your own note or question for her office?

McKellar, Katie. "Utah lawmaker wants to cut off resources for undocumented immigrants to get them to ‘self-deport’." utahnewsdispatch.com, 15 Jan. 2026. utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/15/utah-lawmaker-wants-to-cut-off-resources-for-undocumented-immigrants-to-get-them-to-self-deport. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:45:05 -0500

This is a strong, workable MLA citation that does what you need it to do.
Nice job getting all the main elements in order: author, title, site name, date, URL, and access date.
If you want to polish, you could consider whether your teacher prefers the site name (“Utah News Dispatch”) rather than the full URL as the italicized container title, but what you have now is acceptable for most assignments.
At this point, your citation is at a solid “good enough” draft level—you could turn this in as-is without a problem.

What do you want to do next: click Continue with AI so you can double-check the rest of your works cited list, or go to Create Document to start organizing all your sources in one place?

Can you help me to create an MLA citation for this article?

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:45:05 -0500

You’ve got everything you need here to build a strong MLA citation yourself.
For an online news article in MLA 9, you’ll usually want: author, article title, site name, publisher (if different), publication date, URL, and your access date.
Try drafting it in this order on your own: Author’s last name, first name; the article title in quotation marks; the news site in italics; the full day–month–year date; and then the URL (no hyperlink, just plain text).
Once you draft it, you can check details like punctuation, italics, and date format against the MLA template in your handbook or classroom guide.

If you write out your best-guess MLA citation now, would you like to click Continue with AI so we can compare it to the pattern together, or head to Create Document to paste the article and start building a full works cited list there instead?

2% tax & prevent voting

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:03:04 -0500

more limitations

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:01:39 -0500

can't get driver's license and selling homes to immigrants that are illegal

HB88: limits/restricts immigrants from public health benefits

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:03 -0500

Representative Trevor Lee R-Layton wants to limit immigrants' access to immunizations, foods, and homeless shelters.

This describes that when we allow ourselves to feel emotions fully, we express them more authentically in relationships and activities. It shows emotional expression leads to deeper connection, creativity, and engagement with life.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:51:38 -0500

This is important for emotional expression because it explains that we express emotions (like fear, anger, sadness, guilt) in response to meaningful situations. Emotional expression is tied to our values and needs.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:51:13 -0500

This explains that emotions naturally push us to express ourselves quickly, like snapping at someone when we feel hurt or scared. This shows emotional expression is often instinctive and automatic.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:50:26 -0500

This paragraph shows that people often indirectly express emotions through behaviors like yelling, staying busy, drinking, or distracting themselves. These actions reveal emotions even when we’re trying not to feel them.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:49:04 -0500

We don't feel emotions, we just adapt and register to what just happened and then we react based on our behavioral response.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:14:06 -0500

Negative emotions makes us want to avoid/escape the threat that is controlling this feeling.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:12:12 -0500

As we live through positive emotions, it makes us want to open up and feel comfortable around everyone.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:11:24 -0500

Emotions are felt through a drive, we are built to adapt to a behavioral response.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:09:49 -0500

This paragraph really makes me think about my question. We obviously feel feelings but how do we really control/express our emotions.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:08:11 -0500

My Inquiry Question is: How do we express our emotions?

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:06:12 -0500

One research doesn't mean everyone is like that :)

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:04:57 -0500

Of course, even though this research proves that birth order does matter. This shouldn't apply to every family.

Evidence proof says that even though there are different control groups (like one data is from Florida

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:03:53 -0500

it says that even though there are different control groups (like one data is from Florida and one is from Denmark), they still have consistent data for delinquency.

Firstborns do better than secondborns

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:00:47 -0500

So it shows that especially in educational attainment, firstborns do better in scores, IQ, wages?, and labor market outcomes.

There are always stereotypes with every sibling but they actually matter?

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:52:46 -0500

My question is: Does Birth order really matter/change your personality? In the radio news, they said that it really does matter. More so that first born do fit the stereotype of being the perfect child while the second child is more likely to go to prison