1. What are the Issue and the Conclusion?
Chapter 3
What are the Issue and the Conclusion?

2. 1. A question or controversy responsible for conversation or discussion is
a topic
an issue
a conclusion 7

3. 2. Descriptive issues are those that raise questions about
What is. . .?
What was. . .?
What will be. . .?
All of the above 13

4. 3. Prescriptive issues are those that raise questions about
ethical or moral dilemmas
right or wrong
what should or ought to be
all of the above 20

5. 4. Which of the following is an example of an issue?
Benefits for reinstating the military draft
Gay marriage
Should medical marijuana be legalized for all? 14

6. 5. A conclusion
is the message that the speaker/writer wishes you to accept
can be found only after the issue has been identified
is always stated at the end 15

7. 6. The process of inference
is not the basic structure of persuasive communication or argument
follows the structure of “this because of that”
does not depend on reasoning 19

8. 7. Mere opinions 14 are inferences offer strong basis for belief
are unsupported claims
none of the above 14

9. 8. In finding the conclusion, the following are helpful except24
look for questionable statistics and/or evidence
look for indicator words
look at likely locations, such as beginning and end
check the context and the author’s background
look for the issue in the title, opening paragraphs and skimming several pages

10. The author’s conclusion could be considered
the topic
the main idea
thee supporting details 14

11. 10. The issue of an argument could be considered
the topic in a question form
the main idea
the supporting details 15