Exercise 10

Exercise 10

How clear is the author position?

Passage 5.1

The author’s position is not clear

The author’s position is not clear. As he doesn’t help the readers to recognize his position through a group of questions

5.2

The author’s position is not clear

The author presents a lot of different views and never leads his readers to a private view that show a conclusion for his position

5.3

The author’s position isn’t clear

As there are two different views about building a new sports centre .we have the two sides that for and against the project. No decision that we agree or disagree with the project

Internal consistency

p.5.4

It is inconsistent as the author makes it unfair in the two cases when he declares that drugs are not allowed in sports and make it lawful as a medicine

To be consistent, the writer should be fair and shows that drugs should banned in all cases

5.5

It is consistent

The writer shows a logical interpretation of taking drugs as he said that drugs should be banned, only allowed for individual cases

5.6

It is inconsistent

As the writer first shows the negative sides of reality t v  and how its programs  lack  popularity then he says that all people watch the latest

Reality show.

To be consistent , he should mention the reasons why tv progroms don’t express such reality or offer another choice

5.7

It is inconsistent as the writer says that only 8 percent of the countryside is disappearing and then he says that all the countryside is lost

To be consistent,he should mention why all the 92 percent are disappearing

5.8

It is inconsistent as the writer talks about the explorerer Columbus and how people believed that the earth was flat then he other shapes .He makes the readers embarrassed

To be consistent.he should talk about the courage of Columbus

Logical consistency

5.9

It is inconsistent  as it isn’t logical to live without light for humans, plants and animals

 

5.10

It is inconsistent  as it isn’t necessary to have a rise in accidents if workers don’t have safety

5.11

It is inconsistent as the lower status of some subjects isn’t  a condition for people to get a special job or not.

5.12

This is consistent. it shows a scientific fact as the levels of both rocks compose together into the layers

5.13

It is inconsistent as it isn’t logical that noise pollution increases when there is noise everywhere

5.14

This is inconsistent as computers lack emotions so how they will be better than humans in everything

Independent and joint reasons

5.15

We have joint reasons as all the reasons stand with the rights of young

5.16

We have independent reasons as we have no connection between litter, discoveries and economy

5.17

Independent reasons as lying is one thing not different from one situation to another

 

A message that is not consistent

Young people should join the national service as it is the nation right and laws but some young people don’t join for special reasons if they have serious diseases or disabilities .They can join the service in other ways and never be late for their country rights

 

An argument that isn’t logically consistent

Last five years car accidents increased 50 percent. This means that in the next five years , accident will increase more and more and hundreds of people will be killed or injured