Question

Who should provide aid (such as housing) to people who have been devastated by a major natural or man-made disaster? The federal government, the local government, private organizations, or the victims themselves? Why?

Please use 3 of Elements of critical thinking from Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric (Facione & Gittens, 2016) to support your rationale/argument:

Accurately interprets evidence, statements, graphics,questions, etc

Identifies the salient arguments’(reasons and claims) pros and cons.

Thoughtfully analyzes and evaluates major alternative points of view.

Draws warranted, judicious, non-fallacious conclusions

Justifies key results and procedures, explains assumptions and reasons.

Fair-mindedly follows where evidence and reasons lead.

Answer 1

Natural disasters are those that come like thieves and steal everything people hold dear such as, family, relatives, home etc. Disasters like storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, forest fires, floods etc. in a mass scale and loss are considered as natural calamities that cripple people of their physical and mental strength. In my opinion, everyone should work together to make sure that people get all the necessary aids that would bring people back to normal.

The person affected should make all the necessary steps to keep themselves alive, report their losses to the authorities and get whatever they want from both the state and federal governments. The concerned state government has the immediate responsibility to take care of its citizens because they were elected by the people of that state to protect them, provide them with all the necessary amenities and lend their hand during times of disaster. Last but not the least, the federal government has the responsibility to help the concerned state government with all the financial, material and human needs that the state governments need. If the disaster is at a national level the federal government has the immediate responsibility and the state governments have the responsibility of cooperating with the federal government in getting back to normal by providing access to the federal aids.