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Analysis Practice


This activity contains 14 questions.

Question 1
1 "I've been binge drinking several times a month ever since I started college, and I've never had any problems. It's not going to hurt me."
 
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Question 2
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 3
3 "College students are noisy, so I don't want you and your friends moving in next door."
 
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Question 4
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 5
5 "Every time I read the newspaper, it is full of stories of crime. Obviously, crime rates are increasing."
 
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Question 6
6
 
To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 7
7 "According to a recent campus survey, 30% of students admit to buying term papers off of the Internet. They probably cheat because they don't have time to do their own work. I'll extend the deadline and see if that helps."
 
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Question 8
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 9
9 "Whenever speed limits are raised, traffic fatalities also rise. So we should not raise the speed limit on Highway 20."
 
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Question 10
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 11
11 "I tried to meet with Professor Lindstrom five times last semester, but she was never in during her posted office hours. There's no point in walking over to see her, because she won't be in her office."
 
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Question 12
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 13
13 "I'm so frustrated that the tulip bulbs I planted last fall never came up this spring. Maybe the soil is too rocky and wet. Maybe the bulbs were too old. Maybe the squirrels dug them up and ate them when I wasn't watching. But probably the winter was just too mild and the bulbs weren't cold for long enough to prompt them to grow. I'll leave the flower bed alone until next year and hope they come up then."
 
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Question 14
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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