Again, there are four questions to consider: 2.3.1 What is the conclusion of this argument? What is the author trying to persuade us of ? 2.3.2 What reasons are given in support of the conclusion?...

Again, there are four questions to consider:

2.3.1 What is the conclusion of this argument? What is the author trying to persuade us of ?

2.3.2 What reasons are given in support of the conclusion?

2.3.3 Is anything assumed (i.e. implicit but not actually stated)?

2.3.4 Again, you might like to comment briefl y on whether the argument is a good one.