ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements

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For each of the following statements, evaluate whether it is arguable or too easily verifiable to develop into an effective argument. Try revising the ones you consider too easily verifiable to make them into arguable claims.

  1. SUV owners should be required to pay an energy surcharge.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - SUV owners should be required to pay an energy surcharge.
  2. Charter schools are an alternative to public schools.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - Charter schools are an alternative to public schools.
  3. Ronald Reagan was the most charismatic president of the twentieth century.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - Ronald Reagan was the most charismatic president of the twentieth century.
  4. Requiring students to wear uniforms improves school spirit.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - Requiring students to wear uniforms improves school spirit.
  5. The terms global warming and climate change describe different perspectives on this complex issue.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - The terms global warming and climate change describe different perspectives on this complex issue.
  6. Students graduating from college today can expect to have more debt than any previous generation.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - Students graduating from college today can expect to have more debt than any previous generation.
  7. People who read novels are more likely to attend sports events and movies than those who do not.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - People who read novels are more likely to attend sports events and movies than those who do not.
  8. Print newspapers will not survive another decade.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - Print newspapers will not survive another decade.
  9. The competition among countries to become a site for the Olympic Games is fierce.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - The competition among countries to become a site for the Olympic Games is fierce.
  10. Plagiarism is a serious problem in today’s schools.

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    ACTIVITY Identifying Arguable Statements: - Plagiarism is a serious problem in today’s schools.