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Exercise One:

Below are 10 entries.  Each entry indicates a situation or context in which you might find yourself.  On a sheet of paper, indicate which entries you take to be argument contexts and then consult the key.  If you arrive at a list that differs from the key and you are not convinced by the explanations contained there, please consult with your instructor.

1.  Meditations on First Philosophy, "Meditation One", by Rene Descartes.

2. The fourth row of seats from the front of our classroom.

3. The last twenty minutes of a typical episode of Law and Order.

4. The "Contents" page of Beowulf.

5. The Panorama Room in the UI Commons.

6. The letter from John Gardner to Susie West and her students.

7. A swim team picnic.

8. The "About the Author" bit on the back page of Grendel.   

9. Any Nightmare on Elm Street movie.

10. The CBS Evening News.