Self-study
Mayor: Periodically an ice cream company will hold a free ice cream day as a promotion. ███████ ██ ███ ███ ████ ███ ███ ██████ ███ ██ ████ ████ ████ ███ █████ ██ █████ ████ ████ ████ ████ █████████ ████████ █████ ██ █████ ███ ███ ███████████████ ███ ████ ██████ ██████████ █████ ███ █████ ██ ████ ████████ █████ ███ ██████████ ████ ████ ██ █████ █████████ █████████ ████ ██ ██████ ██ █ ██████ ███ ████████ ██████ ███ ███ ███ ██ █████ ██████ ████ █████ ████ ████ ████ ██████████ ████ ██████
Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis
We need a system that charges people for using the roads during rush hour traffic. Why? Because when something valuable is free, overconsumption and long lines are the result. Just as showing up for free ice cream costs time, congestion during rush hour traffic costs time.
Identify Argument Part
The claim is a general statement used as support for the Mayor’s main conclusion.
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a
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The claim is not rejected in the Mayor’s argument.
b
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The analogy between ice cream and traffic is not being disputed.
c
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The claim does not establish the importance of the Mayor’s main conclusion.
d
It is a ███████ █████ ████ ██ ███████ ██ ███ ██████████ ███████ ███████████
The claim does support the Mayor’s main conclusion.
e
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The claim is not the Mayor’s main conclusion.