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Support When a major record label signs a contract with a band, the label assumes considerable financial risk. ██ ████ ███ ███████ █████ ████ ███████████ ███ ███████████ ██████ ███ ████ ████ ███ ████ ██ ██████ ██████ ██ ████ ████ ██ ██ █████ ██ ██ ████████ ███ ███ ███████ ██████████████ ███ ████ ███████ ██ ██ ████ ████ ███ █ █████ █████ ██ ████ █ █████ ███████ ██ ███ ███████ ████ ███ ██████ █████ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ████ ███
Summarize Argument
It is fair for record labels to take a large portion of the profits from bands that signed with them because the band does not assume nearly as much risk as the label. When a label signs a band, they pay for a variety of highly expensive things and take on a high financial risk.
Identify Argument Part
This is an intermediate conclusion supported by the first sentence, which then supports the main conclusion that it is fair for labels to take large portions of the profits from bands they have signed.
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a
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This is not the only conclusion of the argument. It is an intermediate conclusion that supports the main conclusion that it is fair for labels to take a large cut of the profits from signed bands.
b
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The two conclusions are related and are supported differently. This conclusion is supported by the first sentence. The main conclusion is then supported by this sub-conclusion.
c
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This is not a general principle. It is a sub-conclusion that is supported by the fact that labels take on a considerable amount of risk when signing a band.
d
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This is not a phenomenon that the rest of the argument seeks to explain. It is part of the reasoning that leads to author uses to justify their conclusion.
e
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The author supports the idea that a band signed with a major label does not need to assume as much risk. This sub-conclusion is then used to support the main conclusion that it is fair for the label to take a large portion of the profits.