Argument:1. Privatisation of universities allows for a greater range of educational provision : universities are no longer restrained by government targets and bureaucracy , and are incentivised by possible profits to set themselves apart and provide `` unique selling points '' that will gain them more students : the current system does not provide this motivation because universities receive their funding regardless of student numbers .
Claim: The privatisation of universities encourages course-diversity and provides for students are individuals, not cattle


Sentences: 1. Turkey continues to be a pivotal partner in the fight against al Qaeda and other terrorist groups , despite attacks by radical Islamists at home . ''
2. After the September 11 , 2001 , attacks , it became a staging area for coalition forces in Afghanistan , where Turkish forces eventually assumed overall command of the International Stabilization Force .
3. `` Turkey is a secular Muslim democracy and a crucial ally for the West .
4. Turkey is a key geo-political strategic ally to the West and should be integrated fully in order to ensure its continued cooperation .
5. In the 1990s , it helped monitor Saddam Hussein and protect Iraqi Kurds by permitting U.S. warplanes to use its bases .
6. The eastern flank of NATO , straddling Europe and Asia , it played a critical role in containing the Soviet Union during the Cold War .
What claim can be made from these sentences?
Turkey joining the EU would help the international fight against terrorism


This house would have a criminal DNA database
Claim: A DNA database would lead to more convictions, particularly in cases of violent crime


Question:
Summarize the argument implied by these sentences. 1. Telling students to abstain ensures that no one is taught anything more than their parents want , and leaves room for parents to give a more extensive education if they so desire .
2. This is especially true since most parents support abstinence education anyway : A Zogby International poll of U.S. parents found that 78 % of parents think sex education classes in public schools should place more emphasis on promoting abstinence than on condom and other contraceptive use .
3. Given that cultural and social attitudes towards sex are so variable , it should be up to the family to decide how to broach this sensitive topic .
4. Schools are supposed to give students the skills and knowledge they need for employment and/or higher education : sex education is a separate , much more personal , issue .
Answer:
Parents, not schools, should teach their children about sex.


Question: What claim can be made from the following pieces of evidence?
1. His electoral success and consistently high approval rates show that the people of Russia are ready for someone who can rid their society of increasing corruption and restore a sense of calm and equality .
2. Putin is the strong leader that Russia has been waiting for .
3. Enthusiasm for Putin among the young also shows that he does not only appeal to those looking back to past certainties .
4. His ability to maintain a high level of support despite what some have called authoritarian tendencies shows that people are ready to sacrifice a certain degree of freedom for the promise of stability .

Claim: A strong leader has more benefits than harms


Question: What claim can be made from the following pieces of evidence?
1. For example British exports to the 12 new member states were worth 11.6 billion in 2009 compared to 4.5 billion in 1999 whereas the Dutch government estimates that the benefits of enlargement to each of its inhabitants was 650 Euros .
2. Admitting new members is also necessary over the long term in order to counter the aging that is occurring in Europe .
3. The current economic crisis within Europe masks its immense success in turning new member states into prosperous economies while also benefiting those who were already members .
4. Between 1999 and 2007 trade between the new and old member states grew from 175 billion Euros to 500 billion , this outweighs the cost of EU financial assistance to the new members which only amounts to between 0.2-0 .3 % of EU GDP .
5. This means that Europe needs more young workers ; these can be gained either through immigration from the rest of the world or through admitting more vibrant economies into the European Union .
6. Turkey is a good example of the kind of country the EU needs to allow to join ; its economy is growing rapidly , even faster than Chinas in the first half of 2011 , and the median age of the population is still only 25 .
7. Every member of the European Union has an aging population and a fertility rate below the replacement rate of 2.1 .
8. Encouraging economic growth in countries that are old and getting older is difficult because they are less inclined to take risks and be innovative .

Claim:
EU expansion is good for current members economically.