Analyzing Arguments
1. What basic principle, issue, or value is at the root of the argument?
2. What is the main claim? Is it a claim of fact, value, or policy?
3. What values are at play in the following statements?
It is a lot easier to debunk something than to create something worthwhile oneself. (paragraph 2)
People like to imagine Shakespeare freebasing and rolling up joints because they see him as an establishment figure. (paragraph 3)
The fact is that reading the Bard’s works or going to see a good production of one of his plays is infinitely more rewarding than taking drugs. (paragraph 3)
4. What other values (in addition to the ones from question 3 above) are important to Pinching’s argument?
5. How does Pinching connect the past to a larger point about contemporary Western culture?
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