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# Exam question 4 · How to argue: counter-arguments and respect

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Given that two parties remain in disagreement after reasoned discussion, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the principles herein set out.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, two parties · **What happens:** give, remain, ascertain, set out · **To what, where:** disagreement, conduct, principles

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 40 «How to argue: counter-arguments and respect» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:e4:1
# text = Given that two parties remain in disagreement after reasoned discussion, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the principles herein set out.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	remain	remain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	reasoned	reasoned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	_
16	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	principles	principle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	herein	herein	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **remain** | present | two parties |  |  | disagreement | after reasoned discussion |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in disagreement=Location |
| 3 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 4 | **set out** | participle |  | the principles *not said here* |  |  |  | herein *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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To persist in argument until one party is compelled to concede

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:e4:o1:1
# text = To persist in argument until one party is compelled to concede
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persist	persist	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	compelled	compel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	concede	concede	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persist** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | argument |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in argument=Location |
| 2 | **compel** | present · passive |  | one party |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **concede** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To acknowledge the disagreement whilst preserving mutual respect

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:e4:o2:1
# text = To acknowledge the disagreement whilst preserving mutual respect
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	acknowledge	acknowledge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	preserving	preserve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | to-infinitive |  | the disagreement |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disagreement=Topic |
| 2 | **preserve** | gerund | the disagreement *not said here* | mutual respect |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respect=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To feign agreement whilst disparaging the other party privately

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:e4:o3:1
# text = To feign agreement whilst disparaging the other party privately
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	feign	feign	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	disparaging	disparage	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	privately	privately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | to-infinitive |  | agreement |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent agreement=Patient |
| 2 | **disparage** | gerund |  | the other party |  |  |  | privately *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To terminate all further relations between the two parties without delay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:e4:o4:1
# text = To terminate all further relations between the two parties without delay
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	terminate	terminate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terminate** | to-infinitive |  | all further relations |  |  |  | between the two parties; without delay | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relation=Theme |

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