Julianne had never given much thought to cancer before one dismal monday morning last april. the dawn clouds were gray and heavy, and it looked as though it might rain at any second as julianne meandered to the mailbox at the end of the lawn. as she opened the box, the rusty hinge made a screech much like someone scraping fingernails across a blackboard. the news julianne received in a postcard that day was much more unnerving. it was simply stated: ‘miss taylor, call our office to schedule a follow-up appointment as soon as possible. tests from your annual physical examination have revealed an abnormality.’ ‘abnormality? ’ julianne questioned. what kind of abnormality could a 24 year old woman, who exercised religiously and consumed a healthy diet, possibly have? within hours she learned the answer to this question only to pose a thousand more in its place. julianne argues that her test results couldn't show a serious abnormality since- a) she is not a smoker. b) she works at a hospital. c) she is only 24 years-old. d) there is no history of cancer in her family.

Instructions: the following argument argues for advertising to children. read the argument and answer the question that follows: topic and question advertising: should companies be allowed to advertise to children? ineffective argument i think that advertising to children is necessary. how else will we know what we can buy? i think that children are not aware of the products that are available. most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on tv. my friend really likes advertisements, too. he said, "how will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements? " seriously, children are consumers, too. we know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. i know that i like certain cereals, but how would i know that if i did not see advertisements? i love those commercials! kids are people, too. why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved: claim support conclusion clincher point of view transitions