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 consequences of violence for children are very often grave and damaging. Violence may result in greater

susceptibility to lifelong social, emotional and cognitive impairments. Related mental health and social problems include anxiety and depressive disorders, hallucinations, impaired work performance, memory disturbances and aggressive behavior. Early exposure to violence is also associated with later lung, heart and liver disease, fetal death during pregnancy, and suicide attempts. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Report of the Independent Expert on Violence Against Children

A) Argument; conclusion: Violence may result ... cognitive impairments.

B) Argument; conclusion: Related mental health ... aggressive behavior.

C) Argument; conclusion: Early exposure to violence ... suicide attempts.

D) Argument; conclusion: The consequences of violence ... grave and damaging.

E) Nonargument.


D

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