Question

QUESTION 33

I was appalled to read that many communities are accommodating¾or pandering to¾the owners of sport utility vehicles by increasing the size of parking spaces. Apparently, officials in these cities just want to go with the flow, when they could be using parking-space politics to encourage the use of smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. When will Americans come to their senses and see the S.U.V. for what it is? It's an outsized extension of egotistical consumerism. I'm sick of being pushed around by the egotists in their Tahoes and Excursions who think nothing of misusing nonrenewable oil and gas reserves, as well as increasing pollution.

		Conditional statement
		Statement of belief/opinion
		Expository passage
		Illustration

2 points   

QUESTION 34

Sporting breed dogs continue to actively participate in hunting and outdoor game activities. Such dogs include Irish Setters, Golden Retrievers, and Pointers.

		Expository passage
		Illustration
		Explanation
		Statement of opinion/belief

2 points   

QUESTION 35

If banks are prevented from engaging in risky practices, predatory lending is criminalized, trading in derivatives is made transparent and backed up by capital, and Wall Street lobbyists are held in check, then accountability and responsibility will be restored to the financial system, "too big to fail" will become a thing of the past, and a repeat of the Great Recession will be avoided.

		Explanation
		Illustration
		Conditional statement
		Warning

2 points   

QUESTION 36

The billboard ad for Joe's Used Cars says that Joe has fantastic deals. Therefore, it must be the case that Joe does indeed have fantastic deals.

		Argument based on signs
		Prediction
		Causal argument
		Argument from analogy

2 points   

QUESTION 37

The finger prints on the gun match those of the defendant. Therefore, the defendant must have handled the gun.

		Argument based on signs
		Causal argument
		Prediction
		Argument from analogy

Answer 1

Q 33. Statement of belief/opinion - It's about someone stating their opinion on something they witnessed, ead or listened.

Q 34. Expository passage - These arguments quickly get to the point without elaborating them much.

Q 35. Conditional statement - They always proceed with a conditional marker such as if, unless etc.

Q 36. Argument based on signs - They come to a conclusion from a statement in a sign that expresses or promises something.

Q 37. Prediction - These arguments predict certain conclusions and they are very similar to the deductive arguments.