"I'm on my way to school. I left five minutes late. 1 Traffic is heavy. 2 Therefore, I'll be late for class. 3 So I might as well stop and get breakfast. 4" (Epstein, 225).
First, It can be recognized that this is an argument. I have labeled each part that can be considered as a claim. The conclusion is "I might as well stop and get breakfast." Additional premises are that if someone leaves later than usual for class, then they will automatically be late. As for subarguments, 1 and 2 are independent and support, and 3 supports the conclusion. As for the strength of the argument, I see it as a good argument, however it is an assumption that the person will be late. Even though there is traffic, that doesn't necessarily mean that the speaker will be late. The claim is not that good.
I think this exercise was helpful in analyzing statements step by step to further understand exactly how strong they are.
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