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1.15 Ask yourself...

As you study, ask yourself

  • What is the essential element of an argument or position?
  • Is there a hidden agenda?
  • What is the essential information to support the argument?
  • Are the facts true or are they only assumptions?
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3 Dots represented within a spoken blurb
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  • What information would weaken or refute the argument?
  • Is this information available elsewhere, but not provided in the article?
  • What information would significantly strengthen the argument?
  • Is it available and is it false or true?
  • What correlation or associations are suggested?
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