Bunuel wrote:
Journalist: The new 1,500-foot-tall Corsten Tower is leaning. From top to bottom, the building diverges eighteen inches from perfectly vertical. The city safety code clearly states that any leaning building should be closed to public use, so Corsten Tower should be closed.
Architect: But the legal definition of leaning is a difference from vertical of more than two degrees. Eighteen inches over 1,500 feet is a difference of less than one degree.
Which of the following best describes the argumentative strategy employed by the architect?
A. Rejecting the accuracy of the measurements that the journalist cites in support of the journalist’s conclusion
B. Providing a technical detail that, if added to the journalist’s argument, strengthens it significantly
C. Invoking the contextually relevant criterion for the application of a term in arguing that the journalist’s case is ill founded
D. Showing that the safety code that the journalist cites does
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Architect: But the legal definition of leaning is a difference from vertical of more than two degrees. Eighteen inches over 1,500 feet is a difference of less than one degree.
Which of the following best describes the argumentative strategy employed by the architect?
A. Rejecting the accuracy of the measurements that the journalist cites in support of the journalist’s conclusion
B. Providing a technical detail that, if added to the journalist’s argument, strengthens it significantly
C. Invoking the contextually relevant criterion for the application of a term in arguing that the journalist’s case is ill founded
D. Showing that the safety code that the journalist cites does
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Statistics : Posted by KarishmaB • on 11 Mar 2024, 10:23 • Replies 3 • Views 723
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