Argument Structure

Exercise 3 1).Las Vegas has too many people.2) There is not enough Water in the desert to support more than a million people. 3) And the infrastructure of the city cant handle more than a million. 4) The streets are overcrowded, and the traffic is always congested; the schools are overcrowded, and the new ones cant build fast enough.5) We should stop migration to the city by tough zoning laws in the city and county.

Argument? Yes this is an argument.

Conclusion: I believe the conclusion is number 5 because it states the solution to the problem of overpopulation in Las Vegas. The other sentences only state the problem which is overpopulation.

Additional premises needed? To enforce the zoning laws, additional money must be put into budget.Also how would this law affect tourism to Las Vegas? This argument did not go over the economic or social point of view.

Identify any subargument? There is only the main argument which is number 5. The others merely state the problems that are existent in Las Vegas.

Good Argument? Yes this is an argument but it does not completely state how establishing zoning laws and migration laws would discourage people to come to Las Vegas.

I felt this exercise really helped me understand how arguments worked by breakin them down statement by statement. It also teaches you how to identify the conclusions and the premises which ease.