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Argument Structure Rationale

What is the Issue?
What is the Problem?
What is the Resolution?
What is the main claim or thesis of this reading?
What is at stake in this reading? Who are the stakeholders?
What are the authors main premises, and in what way do these
premises support the main claim of the reading? Are the premises
strong or weak? Do they logically support the essays main claim?
What examples or evidence does the author use to support his/her
premises?
Premise 1:
Examples/Evidence:

Premise 2:
Examples/Evidence:

Premise 3:
Examples/Evidence:

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