Question

exercise 2:
read the following persuasive paragraph. then break down the paragraph into the

1. opinion,
2. the reasons, and
3. the restatement columns.

just enter the numbers connected with the sentence.

(1) bicycle - riding messengers should have to get a special license. (2) first,
most messengers dont seem to know how to handle a bike in city traffic. (3)
having to pass a licensing test would force them to learn the rules of bike safety.
(4) many messengers also break traffic laws as they work. (5) licensing would
remind them that they are not above the laws. (6) finally, the streets would be
safer if messengers were licensed. (7) because a test would ground poor riders,
there would be fewer bike accidents. (8) everyone would benefit from the licensing
of bicycle - riding messengers.

opinion	reason	restatement

Explanation:

• Opinion: Sentence (1) presents the main opinion that bicycle - riding messengers should get a special license. Sentence (5) is also part of the opinion - related reasoning as it further supports the idea of licensing by stating what licensing would do (remind them they are not above the law), so the numbers for Opinion are 1,5.
• Reason: Sentences (2) (most messengers don't know how to handle a bike in city traffic), (3) (licensing test would force them to learn bike safety rules), (4) (many messengers break traffic laws), (6) (streets would be safer if messengers were licensed), (7) (test would ground poor riders, fewer bike accidents) all provide reasons for why messengers should be licensed. So the numbers for Reason are 2,3,4,6,7.
• Restatement: Sentence (8) restates the main idea that everyone would benefit from licensing bicycle - riding messengers, so the number for Restatement is 8.

Answer:

Opinion	Reason	Restatement