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Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue Answers

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Read the passage.(1) Universal health care should be adopted by every country around the world. (2) Over 100 million people become poor every year because of healthcare bills. (3) Imagine how it feels to be afraid to go to the doctor for fear of plunging into debt. (4) That is a really terrible thing, and governments need to act. (5) The World Health Organization (WHO) says that universal health care is achievable, even in poor countries. (6) The WHO recommends spreading the costs of health care across the population, so no one is overly burdened. (7) If a responsible organization like the WHO says it is possible, then worldwide governments should implement universal healthcare immediately.

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A sentence stating the claim should be added before sentence 1.
B
Sentence 2 should be deleted because it does not clearly support the claim.
C
Sentence 4 should be revised to incorporate strong supporting evidence.
D
A sentence that includes a strong rebuttal should be added after sentence 7.
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Read the claim.Golf is not a real sport.Read the counterclaim.Golf is a sport because it requires strength and coordination.Read the rebuttal.People who play golf do some walking, but the US Supreme Court said that walking is not essential to playing golf.

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It is effective because it creates emphasis by restating the claim.
B
It is effective because it uses a rhetorical device to appeal to logic.
C
It is ineffective because it lacks strong supporting evidence.
D
It is ineffective because it does not point out a flaw in the counterclaim.
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Read the passage.(1) Universal health care should be adopted by every country around the world. (2) Over 100 million people become poor every year because of healthcare bills. (3) Imagine how it feels to be afraid to go to the doctor for fear of plunging into debt. (4) That is a really terrible thing, and governments need to act. (5) The World Health Organization (WHO) says that universal health care is achievable, even in poor countries. (6) The WHO recommends spreading the costs of health care across the population, so no one is overly burdened. (7) If a responsible organization like the WHO says it is possible, then worldwide governments should implement universal healthcare immediately.

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No, it presents the rebuttal.
B
No, it contributes an anecdote.
C
Yes, it uses supporting evidence.
D
Yes, it provides the counterclaim.
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Read the claim.Animal testing is unnecessary in this century and should be banned.Read the counterclaim.Animal testing has led to important medical breakthroughs.

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With modern technology, scientists can make advances without involving the one hundred million animals now used each year for animal testing.
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With over one hundred years of successful animal testing, it is obvious that the scientific community must go on using animals to continue to be successful.
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While it is true that there have been successes in the past with animal testing, that is not necessarily an indicator of what will happen in the future.
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While animals have been used for testing throughout history, this does not mean that people should just keep doing that because they are used to it.
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To maintain a formal tone and style in an argumentative essay, a writer should replace

A
precise wording.
B
rhetorical devices.
C
long, flowing sentences.
D
overly charged language.
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One reason a strong argumentative essay includes a counterclaim is that

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having the opportunity to show supporting evidence is important.
B
listing the writer’s opinions helps persuade the reader of the claim.
C
expressing admiration for the opposition’s claim is considered polite.
D
considering the opposing view makes the writer’s argument stronger.

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