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Are the statistics (if any) relevant, accurate, and complete? Do they allow only the interpretation that is offered in the argument?Explain.

What is the writer’s claim or thesis? Ask yourself: What claim is asserted? What evidence is imagined? What assumptions are being made – are they acceptable? Are important terms satisfactorily defined? What support (evidence) is offered ion behalf of the claim? Ask yourself: Are the examples relevant and convincing? Are the statistics (if any) relevant, […]