05.03 analyzing an argument questions

What is the purpose of the argument?

What is the point of view of the argument? Who is the intended audience?

What is Kennedy’s claim?

What is Nixon’s claim?

What evidence is provided to support the claim?

Is a counterclaim presented? If so, how is it refuted or weakened?

How convincing is the argument presented by Nixon? Use details from the reading to support your opinion.

Answer and Explanation:

Purpose of the argument.

Kennedy’s claim

President Kennedy wasn’t satisfied with how things are in America because he believed that we as Americans could do better.

Nixon claim

President Nixon explained and believed that the government worked harder during the last 7 years then before.

The point of view of the argument?

Kennedy's Claims

First

Who is the intended audience?

Americans

What is the point of view of the argument?

Nixon claims

First

Who is the intended audience?

Americans

What is Kennedy’s claim?

America could do better

What is Nixon’s claim?

Americas economy has risen 15% more this past 7 years

What evidence is provided to support the claim?

Kennedy kept giving example of how he thinks America could improve.

What evidence is provided to support the claim?

President Nixon said that the economy has risen 15% more this past 7 years .

Is a counterclaim presented? If so, how is it refuted or weakened?

Kennedy's claims

I know that there are those who say that we want to turn everything over to the government. I don’t at all. I want the individuals to meet their responsibilities and I want the States to meet their responsibilities. But I think there is also a national responsibility.

Nixon claims

Senator Kennedy has suggested that he believes he knows the way.I respect the sincerity with he–which he makes that suggestion, but on the other hand, when we look at the various programs that he offers, they do not seem to be new. They seem to be simply retreads of the programs of the Truman administration which preceded him, and I would suggest that during the course of the evening he might indicate those areas in which his programs are new, where they will mean more progress than we had then.

How convincing is the argument presented byKennedy? Use details from the reading to support your opinion.

Kennedy's Claims

Quite convincing because he won the presidential debate

Nixon Claims

Sort of because a lot of people voted for him Overall.