Which one of the following statements most accurately characterizes a difference between the two passages?
andreahrooneyon December 26, 2017
Facts vs. Arguments
Why is short passage #3 a set of facts? Could the first sentence about the U.S. being behind other countries be the conclusion, with the following statements serving as premise?
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Hi there, thank you for your post. Did you listen to the complete video explanation? As stated there, Example 3 is *not* an argument. The first sentence is just a statement of fact (it is a fact that the U.S. lags behind other countries).
alicat6on June 1, 2020
Wouldn't the first sentence of the passage be considered an argument? And their reasoning for the argument is that the US has no law requiring what Sweden and Canada require? I don't see the first sentence as fact, rather it looks like it has an opinion/argument.
Brett-Lindsayon June 19, 2020
I think that arguments are trying to forward an opinion about something or trying to persuade someone to believe something. A fact is simply something which is backed up by evidence or which is inarguably true.
