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."Hey, see that bald dude over there? You know how old that guy is? He's my teacher.""I dunno. Fifty, maybe.""He's not fifty. He's almost seventy.""Must eat a lot of Grow Pup.""I guess! He's a good teacher, too. He really communicates. Makes you remember stuff. I forget now what the course was. . . ."
What will be an ideal response?
Argument; the conclusion is that he's a good teacher.
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