1.2: Recognizing Arguments

Question 1

What is needed for a passage to contain an argument?

Answer 1

1. A claim of evidence
2. A claim that the evidence supports something

Question 2

What is the difference between an explicit claim and an implicit claim?

Answer 2

Explicit claims contain indicator words, while implicit claims do not.

Question 3

True or False:

The presence of an indicator words always signifies an argument.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Define:

Simple Noninferential Passages

Answer 4

passages that don’t claim to prove anything

Question 5

Define:

Warning

(a type of noninferential passage)

Answer 5

a comment on potential danger or strife

Question 6

Define:

Piece of Advice

(a noninferential passage)

Answer 6

a recommendation about what someone should do

Question 7

Define:

Statement of Belief or Opinion

(a noninferential passage)

Answer 7

a statement about what someone believes or thinks

Question 8

Define:

Loosely Associated Statements

(a noninferential passage)

Answer 8

about the same general topic, but make no claims of proving something

Question 9

Define:

Report

(a noninferential passage)

Answer 9

statements conveying information about something

Question 10

Define:

Expository Passages

Answer 10

topic sentence followed by sentences that expand upon the topic

objective is to flesh-out a topic, NOT to prove the topic

Question 11

Define:

Illustrations

Answer 11

An example that shows what something means or what it does.

Question 12

Define:

Arguments from Examples

Answer 12

illustrations that are taken as arguments

Question 13

Define:

Explanation

Answer 13

statement that explains the “why” of an event

(typically the events are already accepted)