Learn · Argumentation
Reason clearly. Respond fairly.
Practice the steps between an assertion and a supported conclusion.
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Find the unsupported step
“Thirty students signed a request for later reading-room hours. Therefore, the campus should keep the room open until midnight every day.”
Your task: identify an assumption that connects the request to the specific recommendation. Then say what you would need to find out before relying on it.
There may be several useful answers. Explain the bridge in your own words before opening the worked example.
Show a worked example
A missing bridge is that the expected benefit of keeping the room open until midnight every day justifies the costs. Signatures alone do not establish actual use at those hours, staffing feasibility, or the value of alternatives.
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