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being asked to discuss your personal opinion on the matter. 
Analyze an Argument Writing Instructions 
The second part of the prompt lists the instructions to follow in order to complete your response to the argument
successfully. You must be specific in explaining your evaluation of the argument while reviewing the evidence and
examples provided. As you prepare your response, remember the goal is to identify problems in the argument’s reasoning. 
The sets of instructions below are examples of what you can expect on the exam. 
• Discuss the evidence needed to fully assess the argument. Include examples and an explanation of how the
evidence provided strengthens or weakens the argument. 
• Discuss the stated and unstated assumptions in the argument. Identify the relationship of these assumptions to
the argument and discuss what the consequences might be if those assumptions are shown to be unwarranted. 

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• Discuss the questions that must be answered to determine if the advice provided is reasonable. As part of your
response, explain how the answers would help in evaluating the validity of the advice. 
• After reviewing the author’s argument, examine any alternate explanations that could reasonably compete with the
proposed explanation. In your response, explain how your analysis explains the facts provided in the argument. 
Analyze an Argument Scoring Rubric 
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• Essay provides a logically sound, well-supported response to the prompt. 
• Evidence is appropriate and persuasive, provides insight, and makes way for in-
depth analysis of the argument presented in the prompt. 
• Essay reflects a high-
level of organization and clearly and concisely draws connections between the main ideas
and the evidence used to support those ideas. 
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