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Exercises 1-6

Use the seven rules to convert the following pieces of text into clear, well-formed claims on your workspace.

These aren't connected pieces of reasoning, so make as many unconnected white claim boxes as you need.

Copy and paste portions of text onto the scratchpad of the editor then drag and drop them onte the workspace, after that double click on boxes to edit raw text into refined claims.

1. A Goods and Services Tax is regressive, and it is burdensome for business

Copy and paste sections of the above text onto the scratchpad of the editor to proceed.

Model answer

2. Do we want a nuclear rubbish dump next to our crops?

Copy and paste sections of the above text onto the scratchpad of the editor to proceed.

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3. Any way you look at it, isn't it abundantly clear that we have far more to gain by reducing greenhouse gas emissions than we have to lose?

Copy and paste sections of the above text onto the scratchpad of the editor to proceed.

Model answer

4. Final completion of the long awaited library facility remains a period of six months off in May

Copy and paste sections of the above text onto the scratchpad of the editor to proceed.

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5. Neither tigers nor lions make suitable pets

Copy and paste sections of the above text onto the scratchpad of the editor to proceed.

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6. Lygon Street - amazing food and a fun atmosphere

Copy and paste sections of the above text onto the scratchpad of the editor to proceed.

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Hints

• No reasoning in a box
• Only one thought per box
• Express claims using full sentences

• Claims should be capable of being true or false
• Remove any words that don't contribute to the claim's argumentative force
• Make claims easy to understand
• Boxes should make sense when read in isolation

Set 4 - Refining claims • Claims • Seven rules • Exercises 1-6 • Exercises 7-10 • Final

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