Identifying arguments is made difficult by the fact that:

a. recognizing arguments involves recognizing the speaker's or the writer'sintentions

b. speakers and writers can have complex intentions.
c. all of these answers.
d. speakers and writers do not always make their intentions perfectly clear inwhat they write and say.


c

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