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Identifying the Argument of an Essay

Answers to the Practice Exercises

Exercise 1

Conclusion:

Therefore, the people of these colonies have a right to revolt.

Reasons :

1. The government of England has become tyrannical.
2. If any government becomes tyrannical, then the people under that government have a right to revolt.

Exercise 2

Conclusion:

Harry simply has no taste.

Reasons:

1. His building on Main Street looks like a matchbox.
2. The proportions of the house he designed for the Smiths are all wrong.

Exercise 3

Conclusion:

You simply must try Claussen's Bread.

Reasons:

  1. It's the best bread in town.
  2. We've been baking it the homemade way for fifty years.
  3. It's good for you.
  4. It's vitamin-enriched.