Girl Scout Cookies are a popular treat during the annual Girl Scout Cookie Season
The most popular flavors of cookies include Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades and Toast-yay! Other favorites include Adventurefuls and Peanut Butter Sandwich
Girl Scout Cookies are a popular treat during the annual Girl Scout Cookie Season, which runs from February 1 to March 24. The most popular flavors of cookies include Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades and Toast-yay! Other favorites include Adventurefuls and Peanut Butter Sandwich.
Girl Scouts in New York will be charging $7 a box for cookies like Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs starting from this week
`While prices have remained steady in many areas for years, some councils like those in New Jersey are charging $6 a box this year`
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Some councils have made a decision to shift prices due to rising costs and continue providing robust support for local troops
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author implies that Girl Scouts are not immune to rising costs when they have been raising cookie prices for years. Secondly, the article states that some councils have made tough decisions to shift prices while others haven't raised them at all, implying a uniform decision across all councils which is false. Lastly, the author uses anecdotal evidence of rising costs in New York and New Jersey without providing any data or statistics to support their claim.
The article implies that Girl Scouts are not immune to rising costs when they have been raising cookie prices for years.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it quotes Meridith Maskara, the chief executive of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. The author also uses a dichotomous depiction by stating that some councils have made tough decisions while others haven't raised prices at all.
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Julie Creswell has a conflict of interest on the topic of Girl Scout cookies as she is reporting for The New York Times which sells Girl Scout cookies.
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Julie Creswell has a conflict of interest on the topic of Girl Scout cookies as she is reporting for The New York Times which sells Girl Scout cookies.
Girl Scout cookie season is in Iowa from February 1 to March 24
The favorite flavors of Girl Scout cookies are available for purchase at $6 a box: Adventurefuls, Caramel Chocolate Chip, Caramel deLites, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thin Mints and Toast-Yay!
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa is using the cookie sales as a learning opportunity for the girls to gain entrepreneurial skills.
An ice cream shop in Waukee is looking to buy two boxes of cookies from each Girl Scout who stops by, specifically Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties and Toffee-tastics
Williamson's Repair and Tire in Bondurant is also a buyer. They plan to give the cookies to loyal customers.
Customers can purchase Girl Scout Cookies through various methods: If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to her; if not, visit girlscoutsiowa.org/findcookies or use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder link starting February 16
Text COOKIES to 59618 for updates on how to purchase Girl Scout Cookies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Girl Scouts are a learning opportunity for the girls selling cookies. They also use inflammatory rhetoric when they say 'some of my favorites that I have a lot of nostalgia tied to'. This is not relevant to the topic at hand and could be seen as manipulative.
The Girl Scouts are a learning opportunity for the girls selling cookies.
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The article is promoting the Girl Scout cookie season and highlighting the different flavors available. The author uses language that portrays these cookies as a positive thing for both individuals and communities. They also mention how this fundraiser helps girls gain entrepreneurial skills.
Home Sweet Cone is looking to buy two boxes of cookies from each Girl Scout who stops by. Home Sweet Cone says it has all kinds of ideas on how it plans to use the cookies.
]Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties and Toffee-tastics[
Girl Scouts will be out with cookies in hand this weekend as more than 3.3 million cookie packages are being picked up in Colorado.
Nearly 200,000 packages of Girl Scout Cookies were picked up at its pick-up site at Water World in Federal Heights.
Girl Scouts of Colorado confirmed that they are not increasing the price of cookies in 2024.
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Girl Scouts in New York will be charging $7 a box for cookies like Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs starting from this week
Some councils have made a decision to shift prices due to rising costs and continue providing robust support for local troops
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The article is misleading in several ways. Firstly, it states that Girl Scouts will be out with cookies this weekend when in fact they are only delivering the pre-ordered cookies. Secondly, it implies that all proceeds from cookie sales go towards funding Girl Scout service projects and troop travel but fails to mention anything about summer camp which is also funded by these sales.
The article mentions that each box of cookies sold helps fund Girl Scout service projects but fails to mention anything about summer camp which is also funded by these sales.
The article states 'Hundreds of volunteers will visit 17 different sites across Colorado to pick up mountains of cookies.' However, this statement is misleading as the Girl Scouts are only delivering pre-ordered cookies and not selling them.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it states that Girl Scouts of Colorado said nearly 3.3 million packages of Girl Scout Cookies are being picked up in Colorado. This statement implies that the information is true because a reputable organization has stated it, but there is no evidence provided to support this claim.
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The article contains a statement that implies the Girl Scouts are using their cookie sales to fund female entrepreneurs. This is an example of gender bias as it assumes that only women can run businesses and need funding for them.
]Everyone loves Girl Scout Cookies
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Alexander Kirk has a conflict of interest on the topic of Girl Scout Cookies as he is reporting for a news outlet that sells them.
Girl Scouts in Illinois counties will kick off in person cookie sales on Friday, February 2nd.
Cookies on the docket for this year include Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Trefoils, Peanut Butter Patties, Adventurefuls and Lemonades.
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois will have booths around retail stores such as Hy-Vee and Walmart.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author states that 'Girl Scouts of Central Illinois launch their in-person cookie sales February 2nd', but this statement is false as it implies that all Girl Scout troops are participating in these sales on this date and location when only some of them are. Secondly, the article mentions a specific list of cookies available for sale which may not be accurate or complete across all locations. Thirdly, the author quotes Cindy Vilsick stating that 'all funds raised stick go towards the troop you bought from as this is the big fundraiser', but it's unclear if this statement applies to every Girl Scout cookie sale or only certain ones.
The list of cookies available for sale may not be accurate or complete across all locations.
Cindy Vilsick quotes stating that 'all funds raised stick go towards the troop you bought from as this is the big fundraiser', but it's unclear if this statement applies to every Girl Scout cookie sale or only certain ones.
The article states that all Girl Scouts of Central Illinois launch their in-person cookie sales on February 2nd, which is false.
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The article contains several fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority when they quote Cindy Vilsick as saying that cookie sales benefit the girls and teach them valuable skills. However, this statement is not supported by any evidence or data presented in the article. Secondly, there are multiple instances of inflammatory rhetoric used throughout the article such as
Girl Scouts count on door-to-door sales to raise funds for their community service projects and personal development.
The cookie sales benefit the girls too as they build up real world skills selling the cookies.
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Sarah Lighthiser has a conflict of interest with the Girl Scouts as she is reporting on their in-person cookie sales. She also mentions specific cookies (Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Trefoils) which are products sold by the Girl Scouts.
Sarah Lighthiser reports on the launch of the in-person cookie sales for Girl Scouts of Central Illinois. She mentions specific cookies (Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Trefoils) which are products sold by the Girl Scouts.
The article is about a local event and Sarah Lighthiser reports on it.
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Sarah Lighthiser has a conflict of interest on the topics of Girl Scouts and in-person cookie sales as she is an employee of Hy-Vee which competes with Walmart where the article was published.
Girl Scout Cookies are available for purchase in Central New York starting in January and ending around April.
Scouts will be selling cookies at various locations such as St Mary's Fish Fry on Main Street in Minoa and Sal's Pizzaria on Genesee Street in Baldwinsville.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that the cookies are 'delicious' and 'amazing'. This is a subjective statement and cannot be proven true or false.
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There are multiple conflicts of interest found in this article. The author is a reporter for WSYR-TV and the Girl Scout Council mentioned in the article has financial ties to the site.
>The cookie booth locations listed in this article may be influenced by personal relationships or professional affiliations between WSYR-TV and local businesses, which could affect their objectivity. <br>
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Girl Scout Cookies as they are reporting for WSYR-TV which is a partner with NYPENN Pathways Girl Scout Council. The article also mentions that $5.00 per box of cookies sold at booths will be donated to the council.
The author reports on behalf of WSYR-TV, which is a partner with NYPENN Pathways Girl Scout Council.
