COM 327: Argumentation and Advocacy: Most Recent Research

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1. "In a 2019 study involving more than 46,000 women, Dr. [Alexandra] White and her colleagues found that those who used permanent hair dye frequently (every five to eight weeks) had a 9 percent higher risk of breast cancer than those who didn't use hair dye."

2. "Researchers examined donations to hundreds of people who lost their homes in the 2021 Marshall fire in Colorado, which destroyed more than 1,000 dwellings near Boulder. They found that those with household incomes above $150,000 received 28 percent more money, on average, than those with incomes below $75,000."

3. "One 2017 study by several criminologists found that on average, each death sentence costs taxpayers $700,000 more than life imprisonment. 'It is a simple fact that seeking the death penalty is more expensive,' concluded that inquiry, by Peter A. Collins of Seattle University and colleagues. 'There is not one credible study, to our knowledge, that presents evidence to the contrary.'"