Question

chihuahuas are the worst

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This is an opinion not a fact. But a very valid opinion and I wouldn't mind if it was considered a fact.

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This claim is definitely an opinion so it is difficult to find facts about this, but there are reasons as to why they tend to be very aggressive and territorial. A lot of it can deal with poor training on the owners part because they don't feel as if they are threatening due to their size. There are a lot of other factors but this seems to be the biggest one.

My source: https://www.dogster.com/dog-breeds/why-are-chihuahuas-so-aggressive#:~:text=In%20Summary,behavior%20due%20to%20their%20size.

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This response is good because it acknowledges the opinion-based nature of the claim about chihuahua aggression, making it clear that definitive facts might be hard to find. I like that you got straight to the point in your response and it sounded educational.

Answer 1

This claim is obviously an opinion and cannot be fact checked. As an attempt to give an understanding as to where the American population stands in regard to chihuahua's, I looked at Most Popular Dog Breeds of 2023 - American Kennel Club. This ranked Chihuahuas as the 32nd most popular dog breed among Americans out of a list of 200. That to me shows they aren't the worst but again that is an opinion like this claim. Also, the source provided isn't even an article, it's a forum where someone was complaining about Chihuahua's. Hardly a reliable source.

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Thank you for brining it to light that this is an opinion based claim. Excellent job using the American Kennel Club since it is an advocate for purebred dogs. I am aware of people who just do not like chihuahuas in general and think they are always annoying. I found an article that recommends that chihuahuas - like all other dog breeds - are only bad if the owner themselves, are bad dog owners. I fully agree that this clearly an opinion based claim.

https://dailyevergreen.com/135353/opinion/bad-owners-create-negative-perceptions-of-chihuahuas/

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Im very glad that someone could bring out the fact that this is an opinion based claim. I do believe however in your response the American Kennel Club mostly advocates for purebred dogs you could include a reference to those in shelters too, where a large number of them have been neglected. All in All though, I believe it was a really good comment.
Link:
https://ilovechihuahuas.medium.com/why-are-so-many-chihuahuas-in-shelters-9ae233a4b8dd#:~:text=The%20question%20of%20why%20are,fad%2C%20leading%20to%20impulsive%20adoptions.

Answer 2

(POST 1/2) This claim that ‘Chihuahuas are the worst’ is very opinionated and broad. In the link presented in your post is from the website NeoGAF, which is a public internet forum where users primarily discuss video game topics. The user who posted the claim goes by ‘Two Words,’ so their identity is anonymous. There is no credibility within the individual and their claim. Two Words claims that Chihuahuas are stupid, aggressive, and needy. This is much more of an opinion rather than a fact. Since this post does not have any examples or facts to back up these assumptions, it is impossible to confirm it. There is not such thing as the ‘worst dog’ since all the factors that make people perceive a dog breed as good or bad are based on personal preferences and ratings. Too add, you cannot categorize a whole breed as bad when there are so many dogs in it.

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(POST 2/2) Lastly, no dog is inherently bad, it is the owners decisions and the dogs upbringing which influences its behaviors. Although genetics and environmental factors can play a role in a dogs aggressions or learning ability, owners can intentionally increase a dogs misbehavior. A study done in the journal ‘Frontiers in Veterinary Science’ demonstrated that dogs behaviors are affected by owners behaviors. The study showed that owners personalities influenced how dogs acted. For example, extroverted people tended to have more social dogs, whereas introverted individuals were more likely to have fearful or timid pets. This example shows that Two Words cannot assume that chihuahuas are the worst dog due to their personal experiences, since the specific dogs can be influenced by their specific situations.  

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/forging-healthy-bonds-canine-companions

Answer 3

this claim is clearly just an opinion, and its not even an opinion backed up with more feelings other than the initial claim. why are chihuahuas the worst? what makes them so bad? the link is just a chat forum of people complaining, without much substance to back up the claim that these small dogs are, in claim, the worst.

Answer 4

This is a opinion so difficult to fact check this. I think the best way to turn this into a fact is providing evidence based on features of the dog like health concerns, how long they live, aggressiveness towards people,etc

Answer 5

Chihuahuas are the worst is a fully opinion based article including no factual evidence to back up its claim therefore it cannot be true. Fact checking this is difficult without any statistics on chihuahuas or even dogs in general, this is an opinion.

Answer 6

This is an opinion that can't be fact checked. Facts that are used to support the opinion can, but the poster doesn't bring up any facts other than pieces of anecdotal evidence. People will have different preferences around different dog breeds. I, for example, prefer larger dogs that like to think they're still lap dogs, but that doesn't mean everyone thinks the same or that larger dogs are objectively better.

Answer 7

The claim, "chihuahuas are the worst," is entirely opinionated, and not a fact. Which dog breed is better or worse depends on an individuals unique preferences or dislikes to certain traits of the specific dog breed.