Pick out the warrants in the following arguments

Pick out the warrants in the following arguments. The claim is underlined; the evidence is italicized.

1. Don't join that Star Trek club. It's full of geeks.

2. Image is nothing; taste is everything. Buy Slurm.

3. I'm Sally Struthers. We can help little Emilio and his family if you'll only send $15 a month. That's less than the price of a cup of coffee.

4. The kids who killed all those people in Columbine were big fans of first-person shooter video games. We should ban those games.

5. We ought to go to my place. My parents are gone for the weekend.

6. The government should ban smoking in public places, because there are many studies showing that second-hand smoke is dangerous.

7. This modem you sold me is defective. When I call in to my ISP, it doesn't connect and it refuses to disconnect so I can try again.

8. You should hire our company to build the tunnel; we have a 100% success rate in meeting production deadlines.

Come up with 2 examples of your own arguments with concealed warrants, and challenge the other members of the class with them.

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