In the following examples, identify which words and phrases are ‘argument indicators’. Also identify the reasons and conclusions they indicate:
2.5.1 During the football game he committed a serious foul, so he deserved to be sent off.
2.5.2 Women’s brains are on average smaller than men’s, therefore women are less intelligent than men.
2.5.3 The butler was in the pantry. In that case he couldn’t have shot the master, who was in his study. Hence the butler couldn’t have done it!
2.5.4 The sovereignty of Parliament is open to abuse by any government as power in Britain is too centralised.
2.5.5 The Green movement is mistaken in thinking we should recycle materials like paper and glass because paper comes from trees, an easily renewable resource, and glass is made from sand, which is plentiful and cheap. Furthermore, in some American cities recycling schemes have been abandoned because they are too expensive.
2.5.6 Questions appendix, passage 2.
2.5.7 Questions appendix, passage 17.
2.5.8 Questions appendix, passage 27.