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Claim (implicit Evidence Logical fallacy What purpose does
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or explicit) the fallacy serve?
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Argument

section 1 / culminating activity

Analyzing Argument: Defending a Claim with Evidence
In the following op-ed, published in the New York Times in 2021, the president of Rutgers
University, Jonathan Holloway, argues that mandatory national service will diminish
political polarization in the United States. Read the passage carefully, and then complete
the following tasks in the graphic organizer provided:

1. Identify a claim made by Holloway and explain the reasoning underlying this claim.
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