Name: Bakil, Aliza A.

_ Date: 03/04/21 _
Section: 1 – J _

Determine each statement whether it is an argument or non-argument. If it is an argument, rewrite it in its standard
argument form. If it is a non-argument identify what kind of non-argument it is (piece of advice, warning, conditional
statement, report, description, expository passage, opinion, illustration, or explanation) and provide a short explanation
for your answer.

1. It is strongly recommended that you have your house inspected for termite damage at the earliest possible
opportunity.

Non-argument: Piece of advice

2. If this chewing gum contains sugar, then it's fattening. But if it's fattening, then you shouldn't buy any. Thus, if
this chewing gum contains sugar, then you shouldn't buy any.

Non-argument: Conditional statement.

3. Fictional characters behave according to the same psychological probabilities as real people. But the characters
of fiction are found in exotic dilemmas that real people hardly encounter. Consequently, fiction provides us with the
opportunity to ponder how people react in uncommon situations, and to deduce moral lessons, psychological principles,
and philosophical insights from their behavior.

Argument
Conclusion: Fiction provides us with the opportunity to ponder how people react in uncommon situations.

4. I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted sub
jugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own
destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid, which is
essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.

Non-argument: Statement of Belief.

5. The World Bank is planning to loan Uganda $15 million to help improve government economic agencies. The
purpose of the loan is to allow Uganda to rebuild a governmental apparatus that fell into disrepair under the
dictatorship of President Idi Amin. Uganda, which has 50 years to pay off the loan, will not have to make payments for
10 years.

Non-argument: Explanation

6. In every insurance contract there is an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The duty to so act is imminent
in the contract whether the company is attending to the claims of third persons against the insured or the claims of the
insured itself. Accordingly, when the insurer unreasonably and in bad faith withholds payment of the claim of its insured,
it is subject to liability in tort.

Argument
Conclusion: In every insurance contract there is an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

7. The pace of reading, clearly, depends entirely upon the reader. He may read as slowly or as rapidly as he can or wishes
to read. If he does not understand something, he may stop and reread it, or go in search of elucidation before
continuing. The reader can accelerate his pace when the material is easy or less than interesting, and can slow down
when it is difficult or enthralling. If what he reads is moving he can put down the book for a few moments and cope with
his emotions without fear of losing anything.

Non-argument: Expository passage

8. The central rotunda [of the John G. Shedd Aquarium] is surmounted by a low octagonal tower roofed by a pyramidal
skylight. The soft diffused light that descends through this skylight onto the circular pool and vine-covered island below
forms one of the pleasing features of the aquarium.

Non-argument: Piece of advice

9. “U.S. lawyers are uncivilized, and American courts are overcrowded because people immediately sue when they
cannot settle their differences,” Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger said in London. "In their highest role,
lawyers should be the healers of conflicts,” but too many "act more like warriors eager to do battle than healers seeking
peace," Burger said.

Non-argument: Report

10. Economics is of practical value in business. An understanding of the overall operation of the economic system puts
the business executive in a better position to formulate policies. The executive who understands the causes and
consequences of inflation is better equipped during inflationary periods to make more intelligent decisions than
otherwise.

Argument
Conclusion: Economics is of practical value in business.