Question 1
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Briefly state how the text defines “claim.”
Your Answer:
The book defines the word "claim" as the statement that the maker of the argument
is seeking to justify or show to be true. The argument's claim is also known as the
argument's conclusion.
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Question 2
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Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From
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what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that includes both
what the term is, in the context of this chapter, and what it is not.
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Your Answer:
In the context of the chapter, the term "argument" means a presentation of two or
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more claims and having evidence to support those claims and possibly persuade the
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other side to support your way of thinking. An argument, in the context of the chapter,
is respectful, reasonable, and constructive. This is unlike what most people think an
argument is. An argument, in the context of this chapter, is not a quarrel. It is not
disrespectful or overly emotional. That is what an argument means in this chapter.
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pts
Briefly state how the text defines “claim.”
Your Answer:
The book defines the word "claim" as the statement that the maker of the argument
is seeking to justify or show to be true. The argument's claim is also known as the
argument's conclusion.
m
er as
co
eH w
o.
Question 2
rs e
ou urc
pts
o
aC s
Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From
vi y re
what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that includes both
what the term is, in the context of this chapter, and what it is not.
ed d
ar stu
Your Answer:
In the context of the chapter, the term "argument" means a presentation of two or
is
more claims and having evidence to support those claims and possibly persuade the
Th
other side to support your way of thinking. An argument, in the context of the chapter,
is respectful, reasonable, and constructive. This is unlike what most people think an
argument is. An argument, in the context of this chapter, is not a quarrel. It is not
disrespectful or overly emotional. That is what an argument means in this chapter.
sh
Question 3
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