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Exercise One -- KEY:

1. Yes.  Works of philosophy tend to be argumentative, and "Meditation One" is certainly typical in this respect.

2. No.  There is nothing especially argumentative about that row of seats. 

3. Yes.  This is the trial part of the show, and at least Sam Waterston can be counted on for an argument or two. 

4. No.  The Contents page typically provides information about what is to come in a book, and this page is no different.  There is information, but no argument.

5. No.  There are arguments made in the Panorama Room, to be sure, but there are also events that take place there that are not argumentative.  As a result, this is not typically a place where arguments are found, and so is not an argument context.

6. Yes.  Gardner uses this letter to argue for various interpretations of his book, Grendel.  He makes claims and defends them, and this constitutes argumentation.

7. No. It's a picnic, for goodness sake!  Enjoy yourself!  Eat the hot dogs, play some volleyball, and change peoples' minds later.

8. No.  This provides information about John Gardner, but no argumentation.

9. No. You have seen these movies, right?  There may be an argument here or there ("You better not go alone!"), but gore contexts are not argument contexts.

10. Yes.  Probably.  It depends on how you view these broadcasts.  They often contain editorial pieces, which are argumentative.  The rest of the broadcasts are not obviously argumentative, but you could say that the editing decisions, the commentary, etc., amount to arguments in favor of looking at the issues and events in a particular way.