Activity 2.5 • Apply the Checklist of Essential Elements in an Argument Apply the Checklist of Essential Elements in an Argument (discussed on p. 50) to “The Web Means the End of Forgetting” or another text that your instructor speci- fies. In your group or individually, check off the following elements and be prepared to explain your selections. z A debatable issue z A clearly stated position, claim statement or thesis z An audience z Evidence from reliable sources z Acknowledgment of the opposing argument z A conclusion and/or call to action

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy, or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade. b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans. eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed. d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.