The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Two million children have been killed in armed conflicts in the last decade. Three times as many have been injured or permanently disabled. Millions of others have been forced to take part in or witness horrifying acts of violence. In countless cases the
impact of armed conflict on children's lives remains invisible. The children themselves may be removed from the public, in institutions, or survive as victims of prostitution. But those who have lost parents often experience humiliation, rejection and discrimination, and suffer in silence as their self-esteem crumbles. Child Rights Information Network
A) Nonargument. B) Argument; conclusion: Two million children ... in the last decade. C) Argument; conclusion: But those who have lost parents ... self-esteem crumbles. D) Argument; conclusion: In countless cases ... remains invisible. E) Argument; conclusion: Three times as many ... permanently disabled.
A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)