Activity 2

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Activity 2

Read the article “Broken Ranks” on The Washington Monthly's Web site.

Answer the following questions using complete sentences:

This activity contains 6 questions.

Who are the authors, and what is the title of the article? What is the article’s main argument?

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Summarize the essay's main points. Discuss the authors' purpose in writing the article.

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Assess the validity of the article. Follow the links on the authors' names to read about their backgrounds. Do their backgrounds affect the validity of their argument in any way?

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Respond to the authors' views. Do you agree or disagree with their views? Discuss your reasons.

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State your conclusions about the validity of the piece. Were the authors successful in achieving their purpose? Did they omit important information? Did they make claims that they did not support with evidence?

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Using your answers to the questions above, write a critique of this article.

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