It is clear that the defendant, Matt Smith, is not guilty of grand theft auto. This is because a
defendant is guilty of grand theft auto only if he intended to take a car that did not belong to
him, and Mr. Smith had no such intention since he thought the car he took was his.
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:This
passage contains an argument. The issue is whether the defendant, Matt Smith, is
guilty of grand theft auto. The conclusion is that the defendant, Matt Smith, is not guilty of
grand theft auto. The first premise is that a defendant is guilty of grand theft auto only if he
intended to take a car that did not belong to him. The second premise is that Mr. Smith did not
intend to take a car that did not belong to him.
This passage contains a subargument. The intermediate conclusion is that Mr. Smith
did not intend to take a car that did not belong to him. The premise is that Mr. Smith thought
the car he took was his.
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