Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. The rate at which a light bulb uses energy (converts electrical energy to light and heat) is usually printed on
it-for example, "100 watts." A watt is a unit of power, which describes the rate of energy use. A power of 1 watt means that 1 joule of energy is being used each second. Hence, for every second that you leave a 100-watt light bulb turned on, you will have to pay the utility company for 100 joules of energy. Jeffrey Bennett, et al., The Cosmic Perspective, 3rd edition
A) Argument; conclusion: The rate at which a light bulb ... printed on it.
B) Nonargument.
C) Argument; conclusion: For every second ... 100 joules of energy.
D) Argument; conclusion: A power of 1 watt ... used each second.
E) Argument; conclusion: A watt is a unit of power ... rate of energy use.
C
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