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Summarize Argument
The solicitor concludes that Loux probably would not have cared if Zembaty sold Stoke Farm to clear the estate’s debts. Why? Because Loux never said she wanted to keep the farm, the only one she owned, and Zembaty has a legal obligation to sell some of the estate in order to repay debts.
Notable Assumptions
The solicitor assumes there’s no other combination of assets less desirable to Loux’s grandson that could be sold to cover those debts instead. In addition, he assumes Loux would have no objection to Zembaty selling pieces of the estate to fulfill the legal obligation.
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a
The estate's debts █████ ███ ████ ████ ███████ ███████ ███████ ███ █████ █████
This strengthens the argument because it implies that Zembaty has a legal obligation to sell the farm. The solicitor doesn’t suggest Loux would object to selling the farm simply because Zembaty is obligated to do so.
b
Loux repeatedly told ███ ████████ ████ ███ █████ ████ ████ ██ ███ ██ ███ █████
This is irrelevant because Loux may still leave other assets to her grandson, other than the farm. This doesn’t suggest Loux’s grandson would oppose selling the farm.
c
Loux was well █████ ██ ███ █████ ████████████ ███ ████████ ██ ███ ████ █████ ████ ██ ████████
This strengthens the argument by implying Loux would not have opposed Zembaty selling some of her assets.
d
The Stoke Farm ███ ███ ████ █████ ██ ███ ████████ ██████
Selling the farm may still help raise money to cover those debts, regardless of their origin. This doesn’t say the Stoke Farm has zero or negative financial value.
e
Loux's grandson had ██████████ █████████ ███ ██████ ██ ███ █ █████
This suggests the farm is more desirable to Loux’s grandson than her other assets, meaning Loux would likely object to its sale. It challenges the solicitor’s assumption that the farm is undesirable to Loux’s grandson.