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# Test 6 · ★★★ · How to argue: counter-arguments and respect

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A judge asks: "What is the strongest objection to your answer?" What is the best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** judge, your, best reply · **What happens:** ask, be, answer · **To what, where:** strongest objection · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «How to argue: counter-arguments and respect» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A judge asks: "What is the strongest objection to your answer?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t6:1
# text = A judge asks: "What is the strongest objection to your answer?"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a judge |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the strongest objection |  |  |  | to your answer | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t6:2
# text = What is the best reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Name a silly objection that is very easy to knock down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t6:o1:1
# text = Name a silly objection that is very easy to knock down
1	Name	name	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | imperative | you *not said here* | a silly objection |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent objection=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | a silly objection |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **knock down** | to-infinitive | a silly objection *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Say the other team's objections are just them being rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t6:o2:1
# text = Say the other team's objections are just them being rude
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	objections	objection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the other team's objections |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **object** |  | the other team |  |  |  |  |  | nom objection «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Say there are no objections because your answer is perfect

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t6:o3:1
# text = Say there are no objections because your answer is perfect
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	objections	objection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **does** | present | no objections |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | your answer |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Name a real, strong objection and explain how you weigh it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t6:o4:1
# text = Name a real, strong objection and explain how you weigh it
1	Name	name	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	weigh	weigh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | imperative | you *not said here* | a real strong objection |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent objection=Theme |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **weigh** | present | you | objection |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme it=Value |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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