1. What is the speaker’s viewpoint? What is his claim?
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2. What reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim?
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3. How valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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4. What evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons?
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5. Is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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6. Does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? Use evidence from the text to support your answers.
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7. What counterclaims or alternate claims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them?
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8. How effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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9. Write a one-paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument.
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• Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” speech (1775)
Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death! Patrick Henry (click to read)