100 POINTS Assignment
Assess an Argument
For this assignment, you will write an evaluation of “Opinion: Emoticons Aren’t Ruining Language.”
Reread the text. Then, read and answer the questions using evidence from the text to support your evaluation.
Questions
(Score for question 1: of 3 points)
1. What is the author’s argument?

(Score for question 2: of 3 points)
2. What claims does the author make?

(Score for question 3: of 4 points)
3. What reasons does the author provide to support the claims?

(Score for question 4: of 3 points)
4. How well do the author’s reasons support the claims? Use evidence from the text that shows the reasons do or do not support the claim.

(Score for question 5: of 4 points)
5. What evidence does the author use to support the reasons?