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Fines higher than cost for company to prevent them & Companies care about prots

companies that might have accidents WILL prevent them.


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Assumes those those companies kno that they ou!d psooib!y have the accident.

"akes for granted that those companies are the ones ho pay the money back.

#" $ % '() *+ing #rices of scho!ar!y ,ourna!s forced academic !ibraries to

-A%"ICALL/ 0 !ist of subscriptions. 12ackground Information3

4sefu!ness 5 fre6uency it+s cited in pub!ished riting by researchers in thediscip!ine. 1#remise3

Academic discip!ine subscription based on usefu!ness in discip!ine.

Author assumes that at fre6. cited can e6uate to usefu!ness. Assumes that If

it cited that it i!! be usefu!

Assumes that pub!ished riters i!! cite the ,ourna!s.

Assumes nothing is prohibiting the Writers in the discip!ine from citing the

,ourna!s

1A3Non academic can be accurately gauged by times cited (out

of scope) Were talking about the academic usability of the

journals.123Average length of articles. (irrelevant to argument)1C3!pensive less likely to be available to gen public. "rrelevant.1-3 #esearchers $ont cite often if journal not highly regarded

by mainstream leading researchers ( %#%') ho$s that you

cant subscribe based solely on usefulness is they dont cite

due to outside reasons.173& Ac. *isp. +egin in pages of one journal and spill to ne!t,

that are $idely read by researcher -o$ are they useful,these could be journals that have proven their usefulness

$hich could strengthen 'his argument can actually

strengthen or $eaken depending on ho$ you choose to look at

it.

#" 8 %9 ':) Cataracts ma,or issue for o!der peop!e. ; yrs ago as painfu!

and not a!ays ecept

?e "echno!ogy & %urgery Less e>pensive 1#remise3

* @ave caused the of cataract operations to increase B7A"L/ 1Conc!ision3

Author assumes that there ere no other outside forces to cause the to

increase

"akes for granted that "hose to a!one can cause * in of operations

1A3vera!! popu!ation has increased= cou!d !ead to more surgeries being

performed not cost or tech


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123Chance of getting it is greater than it as in pastD not the tech or cost1C3 of o!der peop!e has increasedD %ame as A A!t e>p!anation1-3 @ea!th insurance covers it more today than past.. It+s not the tech

or costE peop!e are getting it doneE it+s because it+s covered.1734nsuccessfu! cataract surgeries are !eft ith serious!y impaired vision

after surgeriesD A/D 1doesn+t rea!!y touch argument core that theincrease as due to tech or Cost3 so e!iminateD. ?o Chose this one

because e+re !ooking for a eaken e>cept anser choice.

#" 8 %( '9) Western civi!. Goney troub!es began ith invention of money.

1#remise3

-ec!ine of civi!iHation e>act!y para!!e!s the increasing use of money as a

substitute for things of intrinsic va!ue 1#remise3

"he use of money causes a civi!iHation to dec!ine 1 conc!usion3

"he author assumes that it as money and not something e!se that causedthe civi!iHation to dec!ine.

"he author takes for granted that because the increase and decrease happen

at the same time that one intuitive!y causes the other to occur.

(A) /eople prefer money to having a system this doesnt

$eaken the core. "ts "rrelevant(+) ast. %ultures have used money, and civili0ation hasnt

declined (%#%') ame %ause1 not the same e2ect(%) 3se of ppr. oney encourages disregard for value of

$ork. ay strengthen, but doesnt tell me ho$ money

doesnt cause a civili0ation to decline.(*) #ate of e!change 4uctuated.. 'his is irrelevant to the

argument core.() & employers e!changed good for their employees

services to avoid e!change in money.. 'his may strengthen.

'his could strengthen or $eaken depending on your outlook,

but " eliminated because of the $ord some, and e!changing

good to avoid changing money doesnt make it an intrinsic

value.

#" : %$ '$) Warm bo! of our soup contains more vitamins C than does aserving of apricots & Fresh Carrots 1#7GI%73

ur %oup provides good nutrition 1Conc!usion3

Author Assumes that the there is nothing in the soup that ou!d make it not

nutritiona!


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Author Assumes that hat makes apricots and carrots nutritious is the

vitamin C that it+s comparing the soup to.

Author assumes that itamin C is even nutritious for you.

1A35e$ people depend on carrots6 $ho cares $hat 7fe$ people8

depend on even if most did that $ouldnt necessarily mean thesoup is N&' nutritious.

123A li9uid can lose vitamins if it stands in contact $ith air 'his

doesnt prove to me that the soup is not nutritious. :i9uids is

vague, and even those some vitamins they lose could be o2set

by the other overall amount1C3oup has other important nutrients than vitamin % 'his

$ould strengthen the argument liminate it.1-3 Amount of ;itamin % in soup is less than fresh

stra$berries &kay.. this doesnt prove that its not

nutritional (provides good nutrition) :ess just means that infact : stra$berries could provide .>>>>>>>.

this doesnt $eaken the argument.173Apricots ? %arrots are $idely kno$n to be nutritious, but its

/#"A#":@ because of vitamin A, not a large amount of vitamin

%. (%#%') We can apply e!ample from last e!planation to

prove this. oup provides .=g of vitamin % and Apricots and

%arrots provide .= each. o this $ould make me think that

it doesnt actually mean that it provides good nutrition. &n top

of that the main reason " chose this ans$er $as the nutrition

$asnt coming from the ;itamin %. o ho$ can you correlate

;itamin % $hen $hats making the other item more nutritious

is vitamin A.

#" J % ') *"AC#ALibrary shared by & B e!ocated to BD !ibrary in

a!king distance to a !arger number of it+s users

easoning) Gany more peop!e !ive in centra! B than Centra! .

Author assumes that there are more peop!e ho use the !ibrary in B than

there are in because it has more peop!e

1A3any more people $ho currently $alk live in # than C. doesnt

disprove that it $ont be in $alking distance to more of its

users.123E of ppl living in %ent. C $ho $ould use the library if located

there is smaller than the number of people living in # $ho

currently uses the library (%#%') 'his speaks to the

assumption made that.. ore people use it in # than C so it

may not be in $alking distance to more of its user


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1C3E $ould increase. 'his may strengthen liminate this ans$er

choice1-3 ost people $ho currently drive $ill continue to do. 'his

may seem like it $eakens, but it doesnt. 'his doesnt tell us

that there $ouldnt in fact be more current users $ho are in

$alking distance of the library. "t doesnt say that they actuallyhave to $alk1 just be in $alking distance.

173ost people $ho currently $alk $ill remain users if it $ere

relocated. 'his doesnt disprove or even make one consider

that the library $ont be in $alking distance to greater amount

of its users. :""NA'.

#" J % '() 1K yrs ago during stoutbreak the catt!e disease CC the death

rate of reported cases as KM3

"oday the rate is over 1JM3

-uring these past K yearsE CC has increased in iru!ence 1Conc!usion3

Author assumes that nothing e!se cou!d+ve caused the death rate to increase

outside of the disease becoming more vira!

1A3F"ncorrectly chose because " thought the ans$er choice said

that %G% $as mimicking another disease and not the other $ay

around, !planation for $hy its incorrect H any recent cattle

deaths have been mistakenly attribute to a disease other than

%G% this $ill actually strengthen the claim that it may havebeen %G% because its caused even more deaths. :""NA'123*uring


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my reasoning for $hy this is incorrect. 5armers treat it so they

no longer report it. 'hats the biggest thing. 'hat could ske$

the numbers for instance, in the past say


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1-3 "ncreasing proportion of paper, glass, and metal cans that

W used to handle are no$ being recycled. F%#%'F "f this

is true then this $ill provide an alternate e!planation for $hy

the percentage is gro$ing higher and higher, thus $eakening

the conclusion that the attempts are not $orking.

173/ercentage of plastics packaging increasing, the amountmanufactured remains the same. -o$ does this a2ect the

core "t doesnt $eaken that the attempts have failed. "ts just

a blanket irrelevant statement.

#" N %9 ' 9) #remise) #urebread dogs are prone to genetica!!y determinded

abnorma!ties. %urgeries to > them are high in cost.

#remise) ?onpurebred -ogs rare!y su


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#" ; % 'NO$) 1Fares on the city run pub!ic buses in Breenvi!!e are

subsidiHed by the city ta> revenue3 2ackground Info

#remiseP but among those ho benet are peop!e ho commute from

outside the city to ,obs in Breenvi!!e.

Conc!sion) 1City ta>es shou!d be used to primari!y benet ho pay them 2us fares shou!d be raised enough to cover the cost of the service3

Author assumes that the peop!e ho pay the ta> doesn+t benet from them.

"he ta>es that peop!e do pay aren+t enough to cover the cost of the bus fare

1A3any businesses $ould leave if bus fares $ere more

e!pensive. 'his $ould provide a reason not to raise the bus

faree.123'he cost has an unacceptable e2ect that $ould cost the city

more money so this $ould $eaken the conclusion.1C3"t $ould have a negative e2ect on lo$ income citi0ens. o 'his

$ould $eaken due to the fact that they all agree that they

should be able to take advantage of such lo$ fares.1-3 F%#%'F ;oters in the city, many benet from lo$ fares,

are strongly opposed to increasing local ta!. Where is the

argument talking about local ta! 'his does nothing to our

argument core.173/eople $ho $ork in Creenville pay the city $age ta!. 'his is

saying that the people $ho commute pay ta!es and thus

should be able to benet from them. o the price shouldnt be

increased. "t $eakens so :""NA'O

#" %9 'N) Format of te!evision nes programs genera!!y a!!os on!y (;

seconds to convey their message. egu!ar atchers on!y think of issues in

terms of s!ogans and catch phrases. ?es papers are the opposite

Conc!usion) In contrast to reading the nespaperE regu!ar atching of

netork tv increase the tendency to think of pub!ic issues in oversimp!ied

terms.

"he author assumes that because the netork te!evision is s!ogans and

oversimp!ied that it doesn+t actua!!y make the those ho atch it readE or

co!!ect information from e!sehere.

1A3#egular Watchers of N'N/ are much more likely than other

people to be habitual readers of the ne$s paper.. .'his is

%#%' 'his $eakens because if they read the ne$spaper

$hich has the opposite e2ect then them $atching really


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doesnt increase the tendency of them to think in

oversimplied $ays. eeing that they are much more likely.123"ncluding any M= second 9uotes .this is irrelevant. "t actually

may strengthen by saying they dont delve deeper.1C3'he format doesnt include round table discussion ok, this is

irrelevant, and $hat follo$s may actually strengthen theargument. o :""NA'

1-3 F"ncorrectly choseF '; ne$s devote e9ual time to

discussion of opposing vie$s, but this can strengthen or

$eaken depending on ho$ you interpret so :""NA'. "t can

strengthen because the same M= seconds they give can not be

enough, and it can $eaken by saying they may give M= seconds

plus $hatever else so you may be able to not think of stu2 in

oversimplied terms.173/eople $ho $atch tv, measured average hours, tend not to be

readers. 'his is irrelevant to the argument core so :""NA'O#" 9 %9 '9) Gark) #!astic foma cups shou!d no !onger be used. A

carcinogenic product persist indenite!y in the production of them. 3se

paper cups instead.

"ina) %tudy done K years agoE shoed paper burned more petro!eum than

as used in foam cups. "hey eigh more to transport so it takes more

energy. #aper mi!!s produce ater po!!utionE and hen they decay they

produce methane. A gas that cou!d contribute to g!oba! arming. /aper

cups are the $orst choice.

Assumes that the information from L years ago is still relevant no$.

Assumes that all the 4a$s listed are not $orse than the

%arcinogenic that the foam cups produce

1A3nergy is part of cost this is irrelanvant to the argument

:""NA'O1235oam cups are some$hat more acceptable.. 'his $ould

strengthen 'inas point. :""NA'O "t has no bearing on the

argument core.1C3'he production ? transportation of petroleum occasions

serious environmental pollution, but the energy that runspaper mills no$ comes from burning $aste $ood rather than

petroleum. '-" " %#%'. "5 this is true then it $eakens

'inas point that the petroleum is harmful and mitigates the

production by burning $ood. 'hough it only $eakens that part.

"t still $eakens that conclusion 7/aper cups are the $orst

choice8


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1-3 F"ncorrectly chose. Amount of styrene escaping into the

environment in foam cups after their manufacture is

negligible. " dont kno$ $hat this means, but this does nothing

to $eaken any of the claims that 'ina has brung about. "t

actually may trengthen because if the carcinogen is negligible

then it doesnt matter. :""NA'173Acre for acre, tree farms for the production of $ood for paper

have fe$er benecal e2ts on the environment. 'his is

irrelevant. 'he scope is too $ide.

#" 8 %( ') #remise) #ainted spider spins stickeir ebs more eQecent to

catching prey than others in same environment.

Conc!usion) "he painted spider is more successfu! predator than its

competitors.

Author Assumes that eQciency 5 more successfu!

Author Assumes that the prey doesn+t kno ho to avoid those kinds of

ebs.

Assumes that most insects i!! Ry into them in that environment. What about

other insectsS What if insects that Ry are scarce in environment.

1A3?ot a!! of the species of insects in the painte spider+s habitat are Rying

insectsD T3%P# %-&"% " %-&F 'hough that it says one of

the thing in prephased, Not all Q some this can still possibly

mean that most do and they are more successful than their

competitors. "t $asnt strong enough of an ans$er choice.123+utter4ies and moths can shed scales, and are unlikely to be

trapped &kay this doesnt $eaken that they are better than

their competitors.1C3;enom doesnt kill, but paraly0es 'his is out6of6scope and in

some problem may actually strengthen the claim that they are

better.1-3 tickier $ebs re4ect more light, and are more visible to

insects " didnt chose this because " said $ell just because

its visible doesnt mean they can avoid it, but at the same

time. "f its visible "m sure that insects $ill be to avoid the

trap. %#%' ans$er.173Webs spun are no larger $ho cares about the si0e this is

irrelevant to the argument core :""NA'

#" J %$ '$) In NJ; there as groing concern the protective !ayer over

Anartica as decreasing a!!oing in u!travio!et !ight a


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Argument Core) tatistics indicated C:&+A: atmospheric o0one levels

remained constant D government oRcials dismissed concern.

Assumes that the global level being constant doesnt mean that

other thing have shifted, and that the global consistiency is

representative of the /olar caps.1A3Gost species of p!an nurish in arm rather than co!dD. &kay, this is

outside of the argument core and is irrelevant. :""NA'123*ecreases tend to be seasonal okay ho$ does this $eaken

that the levels are not consistent its doesnt :""NA'1C3*ecrease $ere of little concern before B= okay this is

totally irrelevant to the argument. :""NA'1-3 Suanities of atmospheric o0one shifter from polar caps,

correspondingly increasing levels in other regions.. this

essentially means that the levels $ould stay consistent being

that the o0one levels o2set the other $ith the decrease of one.& this $ould $eaken the claim that the consistency of the

o0ones are accurate measures.173ven $here the amount is normal, some ultraviolet reaches the

earth this is outside of the argument core. "t doesnt address

the fact that the consistency may be incorrect, or even makes

one $ant to consider that it may be incorrect.

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