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1
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Main Conclusion

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Identify the claim the argument is trying to prove- usually has some emotion/judgment towards something

2
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Inference

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The answer is proven by the passage.

3
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Point of Disagreement

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What the arguers disagree about.

4
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Point of Agreement

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What the arguers agree about.

5
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Flaw

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Articulate how the argument failed.

6
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Necessary Assumption

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Name a piece of evidence the argument needs but does not have.

7
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Sufficient Assumption

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Choose a response that will prove the conclusion is true.

8
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Strengthen

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Make the conclusion more likely to be true.

9
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Weaken

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Make the conclusion less likely to be true.

10
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Evaluation

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Choose an answer that would help you decide whether the argument was strong or weak.

11
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Resolution

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Pick an answer that will solve the problem in the passage.

12
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Method

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Describe the structure of the passage.

13
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Role

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Describe how one sentence fits into the whole argument.

14
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Parallel

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Describe the argument, then identify another argument that fits that same description.