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title: How to argue: reasons and evidence — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Religion ethics
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 39 «How to argue: reasons and evidence» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# How to argue: reasons and evidence

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The 16 questions of lesson 39 «How to argue: reasons and evidence» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t1/) — My sister says an argument means a fight. In ethics, what is it really? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t2/) — "school dinners r gross cos they're gross" — what's wrong with this? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t3/) — Leah, who is Jewish, says: "We should give to the food bank because hungry families are harmed when there is no food." What kind of reason is this? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t4/) — Ollie says kids should be allowed phones in class. Which is the best evidence to ask for? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t5/) — You said it's fine to keep money you find. A judge asks: "What if you saw who dropped it?" Why is this a good question? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t6/) — oi u can't tell me off for being late, u were late last week. what idea is this kid using? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t7/) — Max says, "Stealing is wrong, but it's ok for me to take my brother's sweets." What is the problem? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t8/) — Two friends argue for ages about whether a game is "fair". What would help most? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t9/) — Which is the strongest argument? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t10/) — "Should I tell a teacher a secret?" A friend says "It depends." What is the best follow-up? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t11/) — "everyone at school says that new kid is weird, so it must be true." What is weak about this? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/t12/) — Which is true about evidence? — right ✓ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the constituents of a sound argument? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/e2/) — Identify the reason which would be accorded the greatest weight in ethical deliberation. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/e3/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of "consistency" in reasoning. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/e4/) — Whereas a respondent asserts that the matter "depends", ascertain the manner in which such an assertion is properly made. — right ✓ · exam

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