Reading Editorials & Argument Structure

Reading Editorials & Argument Structure

Lesson 18 of 20

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Reading Editorials & Argument Structure: study the new material first, then practise.

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Read each line now while you can see it. The quiz hides the German.

  • Die These steht erst im dritten Absatz.

    The thesis only appears in the third paragraph.

  • Das Zugeständnis kommt, damit die Forderung härter wirkt.

    The concession comes so the demand hits harder.

  • Ohne Evidenz bleibt der Appell Moral.

    Without evidence the appeal remains moralising.

  • Die Analogie hinkt, weil Städte keine Familien sind.

    The analogy limps because cities are not families.