Evaluate the Following Argument in Accordance with the Criteria Discussed

question 104

Essay

Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.
A terrible squeaking noise from my tape recorder got so bad I couldn't stand to listen to my tapes anymore. I was sure the machine had developed a problem-and just a month after the warranty expired, too. So I cleaned the heads, the capstan, and all the moving parts, hoping I could make the noise go away. It remained. Then, just as I had decided I was going to have to take it in for repairs, I played some tapes belonging to a friend of mine, and the squeak wasn't there. So the problem is with my tapes, not my machine. I'm not sure I like that any better, since I've got dozens of them.

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Definitions:

Eastern Territories

Refers to regions or areas situated to the east of a specific point or within the eastern part of a country or continent.

Statehood

The condition or status of being recognized as an independent nation with its own government and boundaries.

Frederick Jackson Turner

An American historian best known for his "Frontier Thesis," which argued that the American democracy was formed by the American frontier.

Historian

A scholar who studies and writes about the past, critically examining and interpreting historical events, contexts, and narratives.