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Does the speaker offer an argument in support of the issue? Choose the correct answer for each question.

1
This year's Super Bowl begins around 6:00 P.M. today, but the Fox pre-game programming will start at 1:00. Why? "Because we can sell it," said Ed Goren, co-executive producer of Fox Sports. "The Super Bowl is about more. It is about excess." (Reported in the New York Times, January 26, 1997.)
A)Yes
B)No
2
They should never have referred to the savings and loan deregulation as getting the government out of business decisions. All those deposits were insured by the government, which made public policy the biggest issue in the S&Ls' decisions.
A)Yes
B)No
3
Plenty of opportunities still exist for making money. You can't throw a rock without hitting an opportunity. All you have to do is keep an open mind.
A)Yes
B)No
4
Cars are not as safe as they used to be. They're more fuel-efficient, more environmentally sound, and better at surviving a 5 m.p.h. collision. But none of that adds up to safety.
A)Yes
B)No
5
"For many students, dropping out of school is a gradual and unintentional process...A student might start staying away from school—a day here and three or four days there—because he just doesn't feel like going. Then, before he knows it, he's missed so many days and so much work that he figures he'll fail the year anyway. Why not just pack it in? Students who drop out are not usually thinking about how this will affect their job prospects and their future lives." (Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers)
A)Yes
B)No
6
"[We must] recognize that the entire future of American civilization and the American people is at stake. . . . If we renew American civilization, we will almost certainly lead the human race to freedom, safety and prosperity." (From the Newton Gingrich history course, "Renewing American Civilization")
A)Yes
B)No
7
Big: Don't worry about coming into the pool. It's only eight feet. Little: That doesn't make me feel any safer. You could drown in your bathtub.
A)Yes
B)No
8
First critic: I can't believe Jay opened his reading with that terrible poem. What a disaster! Second critic: Oh, it wasn't so bad. He had his Italian suit on.
A)Yes
B)No
9
Young: What's wrong with eating with my hands? Hands were around before forks. Old: Yours weren't.
A)Yes
B)No
10
Owner: How could you slam the door like that? It's not your car. Rider: I know.
A)Yes
B)No
11
Pro: These new term limits will give us better-elected officials. We'll finally have a choice other than the candidates the party machine trots out for us. Con: I don't see how it can be democratic for the people who passed these term limits to restrict other voters' choices.
A)Yes
B)No
12
Pro: These new term limits will give us better-elected officials. We'll finally have a choice other than the candidates the party machine trots out for us. Con: All it promises is that new party hacks will get on the ballot.
A)Yes
B)No
13
Potato: The networks have really come through with quality programming this fall. Every night of the week there are shows with literate writing and skillful acting. Potato's spouse: You sound like a sucker. They'll put on anything that they think will keep you glued to the screen.
A)Yes
B)No







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