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Audit an Academic Argument

Trace a conclusion through evidence and assumptions, then find the link that needs support.

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The study found a correlation in one city and concludes the policy will work everywhere. Which link is weakest?

The evidence: one city's correlation shows nothing at all.The assumption that one city stands for every context.

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The study found a correlation in one city and concludes the policy will work everywhere. Which link is weakest? The argument has three links: evidence – a correlation found in City A; assumption – City A stands for all settings; conclusion – the policy will work everywhere. The correlation may describe City A well. The weak link is the jump from one city to every setting: that needs a reason, such as similar cities or a known mechanism. Without it the conclusion claims far more than the evidence covers.