Please read the attached article (2 – pages) and answer the following questions in short answer format (3-4 sentences)

1. Wiehe does not state his thesis directly. Write a thesis statement for
   this essay by filling in the template below. (Hint: Try answering the
   questions Wiehe asks in paragraph 4.)
   Because ___________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________, beauty pageants
   are bad for children.
2. What criteria does Wiehe use to evaluate child beauty pageants? If
   he wanted to make the opposite case, what criteria might he use
   instead?
3. In his essay’s boldface headings, Wiehe identifies four opposing
   arguments. Which of these opposing arguments do you think presents the strongest challenge to Wiehe’s position? Why?
4. Do you think Wiehe expects his readers to have seen the program
   Toddlers and Tiaras? Does he expect them to have strong feelings
   about child beauty pageants? How can you tell?
5. Afterhehasrefutedargumentsagainsthisposition,Wiehe(aprofes-
   sor emeritus of social work) begins a discussion of whether “child
   beauty pageants constitute child abuse” (para. 16). Should he have
   done more to prepare readers for this discussion? Explain.
6. Do you think Wiehe’s concluding statement would have a greater
   impact if it were in the form of a statement rather than a question?
   Write a new sentence that could serve as a strong concluding statement for this essay.