Identify the following passage as containing an argument, two arguments, or no argument; if it contains an argument, identify the conclusion(s); and, if it contains two arguments, indicate which argument is the principal argument.It is a very nice clock, but as you can see, it doesn't really go very well on that wall. For one thing, it's too large for the space. For another, it's red, and the wall is green. The best thing you could do with it, I'm afraid, is take it back. Walmart is good about giving refunds.

What will be an ideal response?


Two arguments present; conclusions: "it doesn't really go very well on that wall" and "the best thing you could do with it, I'm afraid, is take it back"; "the best thing you could do . . ." is the conclusion of the principal argument.

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