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.Feldspar works at a restaurant at night and teaches during the day. I'd have to bet he's tired most of the time, and that's a good reason for thinking he won't do well in school this term.

What will be an ideal response?


Two arguments present; conclusions: "he's tired most of the time" and "he won't do well in school this term"; "he won't do well . . ." is the conclusion of the principal argument.

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A) sound. B) valid. C) misleading.

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Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:From a letter to the editor: "In Sacramento, money talks, which is why our politicians kowtow to the local developers. So much for voting for honest people whose primary concern should be people, not money."-Sacramento Bee

What will be an ideal response?

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Most people believe some _______ is coherent, but they will have to give up this belief

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Who said that it was better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied?

A) Kant B) Rawls C) Mill D) Yutang

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