Identifying the Argument of an Essay


Step 4: Short Practice Exercises for Spotting Conclusion and Reasons

Put each of the following exercises in standard argument form.
Number the reasons consecutively in the one box for the reasons.

Exercise 1: If any government becomes tyrannical, then the people under that government have a right to revolt. The government of England has become tyrannical. Therefore the people of these colonies have
a  right to revolt.

Conclusion:

Reasons:

Check:


Example 2: I don't care how many architecture awards Harry has won. He simply has no taste. His building on Main Street looks like a matchbox, and the proportions of the house he designed for the Smiths are all wrong.

Conclusion:

Reasons:

Check:


Exercise 3: If you haven't tried our Claussen's Bread, you simply must. It's the best bread in town. We've been baking it the homemade way for 50years. And it's good for you because it's vitamin -enriched.

Conclusion:

Reasons:

Check:


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