In the spring, Tipasa is inhabited by gods and the gods speak in the sun and the scent of
absinthe leaves, in the silver armor of the sea, in the raw blue sky, the flower-covered ruins,
and the great bubbles of light among the heaps of stone.—Albert Camus, Nuptials
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:This
passage from Albert Camus' Nuptials does not contain an argument. The passage
contains two claims, the minimum number for arguments, but no claim is given as a reason
for another.
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