5. Facts & Opinions

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/africa/20Sudan.html?_r=1&ref=politics

Facts:

1. “Speaking at a news conference at the State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Maj. Gen. J. Scott , retired, the president’s special envoy to Sudan, and Susan Rice, the ambassador to the United Nations…”

2. “The general had said in his initial briefing at the State Department that Sudan was suffering the “remnants of genocide…”

Opinions:

1.” It places a greater emphasis on incentives than the Bush administration policy, but officials were quick to stress that there were also additional punishments on the table.”

2. “As a general sense of the new policy began emerging late last week, advocates of a tougher approach expressed concern that the administration — by offering incentives and playing down tougher sanctions — was taking too soft a line on Sudan.”

6. Distinguishing Argument & Inference

A. Narrative:”President Barack Obama will campaign with R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, on Oct. 27″ (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/OBAMGATER16_20091016-190402/299780/)

Descriptive:”It was a beautifully crisp German afternoon, and Carmen Hoge and friends danced to their feet’s delight.” (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/festival_brings_german_sights_tastes_to_shockoe/300098/)

B. Argument:

“There are a number of reasons to be alarmed by the ethics commission’s treatment of this case – beginning with the fact that the panel took it up at all. Amendment 41 grants the commission authority to investigate and issue opinions and penalties “on ethics issues arising under this [amendment] and under any other standards of conduct and reporting requirements as provided by law.” But the complaint against Coffman, filed by the liberal group Colorado Ethics Watch, ranges far afield while accusing Coffman of outright violations of the criminal code.”

“According to Redskins spokesman Zack Bolno, Cerrato told Zorn he believes the coach had too many responsibilities and someone else should run the offense during games.”

Agrument (with one more premise or conclusion clues): “Brady threw six touchdown passes — five in one quarter, an NFL mark — and the Patriots sent the Titans plummeting to a new low in their winless season with a 59-0 win on a snowy Sunday.” The premise of this comment is that without Brady, the Patriots would not only not have seen that same success. They used Brady’s stats and the teams stats to reiterate.