Identify each speaker that gives an argument for his or her position in the following passage.Student A: My family is very conservative. I don't think they'd like it if they found out that I was sharing an apartment with two males.Student B: But sooner or later you have to start living your own life.

What will be an ideal response?


Both A and B are giving arguments. B is arguing for an unstated claim: You should share the apartment with the two males despite what your family would like.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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Whose iron lamp was stolen?

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