Question: Argument:1. Since 9/11 there is a pressing need for stricter border controls to catch international terrorists and prevent the movement of dangerous materials which could be used in terror attacks .
2. September 11 has created a preoccupation with the security of the Unions external borders .
3. Even before September 11th 2001 the drawbacks of open borders in terms of crime were obvious - which is why Paris controversially imposed stricter checks against drugs flowing into France from the more relaxed regime in the Netherlands using a broad interpretation of the rules for temporary issues of public order .
4. Since the Schengen Agreement was first designed and implemented the world has moved on and become a much more dangerous place .
5. The war on terror has already brought bombings to a number of European cities , and this changed circumstance makes Schengen a luxury the EU can no longer afford .
Claim: The Schengen Agreement is an anachronism of a safer age.


Sentences: 1. This even affects the biggest and best resourced university libraries .
2. They then face the cost of getting individual access to an online journal article which can be up to $ 42 , despite there being almost zero marginal cost to the publisher .
3. Sciverse , Pay-per-view , Elsevier , Sample , Ian , Harvard University says it cant afford journal publishers prices , , 24 April 2012 .
4. Robert Darnton the director of Harvard Universitys library which pays $ 3.5 million per year for journal articles says The system is absurd and academically restrictive instead the answer will be open-access journal publishing .
5. Unfortunately this is not always the case .
6. Having paid for access to universities and the materials they provide for research students have a right to expect that they will have all the necessary materials available .
7. Therefore any student who wants to go into areas not anticipated by the course they are enrolled with will find that they do not have access to the materials they require .
8. University libraries are unable to afford all the university journals they wish to have access to or need for their courses .
What claim can be made from these sentences?
Students would be able to benefit from being able to use resources at other universities


This House would ban gambling
Claim: Gambling is addictive and psychologically harmful


Question:
Summarize the argument implied by these sentences. 1. If he had been born in Sri Lanka , his talent would have gone unnoticed .
2. But he was also born in Portugal , where he took advantage of the entire football industry that exists there .
3. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of best paid soccer players in the world and mainly got to where he is due to his talent , determination and countless hours on the pitch .
4. Therefore , as other people invested in their development , every sportsman has the moral duty to pass on that help , and also lend a helping hand towards those who werent as privileged .
5. Let us not forget that especially in poor areas , most of the sports trainings are done pro bono by good Samaritans who want to lend a hand .
6. This improves the image of that country and allows it to get the recognition in deserves for bringing up such talented players .
7. Representing the nation is a part of this moral duty to repay that which the country has given .
8. The people involved in professional sports are no exception .
9. It is clear that any individual , no matter his chosen area of expertise needs the appropriate environment to achieve his maximum potential .
10. Any person who succeeded in making a career in sports partly owes it to the society he grew up in that provided these facilities and opportunities .
Answer:
A moral duty to play for your country


Question: What claim can be made from the following pieces of evidence?
1. The treaty exempts tactical nuclear weapons by omitting them from the language of the treaty , including as yet undeveloped miniature warheads , as both the United States and Russia have come to see the possession and deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as key to their national security .
2. Development and deployment of tactical nuclear weapons can be viewed as a suitable replacement for the thousands of strategic nuclear missiles and launchers being decommissioned as part of the recently ratified New START between Russia and the United States , which represents a major step toward non-proliferation of strategic nuclear weapons .
3. Furthermore , the movement from proliferation of unusable strategic weapons to tactically viable , smaller nuclear weapons can be used as a means of allaying the fears of citizens in the United States , Russia , and other countries pursuing policies of non-proliferation that their countries nuclear defenses are not only still viable , but more practicable .
4. Replacing large numbers of strategic nuclear weapons with a smaller quantity of lower capacity tactical weapons marks a major movement away from proliferation of potentially world-destroying weaponry .

Claim: The feeling of security generated by possession of tactical nuclear weapons will give states the political will to decommission standing nuclear arsenals.


Sentences: 1. A Tobin tax would reduce speculative trading and facilitate real trade and investment .
2. As of 2010 , $ 3.98 trillion dollars changes hands every day on global foreign exchange markets .
3. More than 80 % of this trading is buying and selling money for profits sake .
4. This speculation has played a crucial role in the current financial crises , as well as those in the 1990s .
5. In a crisis situation , currency trade swiftly increases and dealers often act as a herd and cause a rapid economic breakdown .
6. A minimal tax would not hold back productive business transactions for trade and investment , but speculative transactions would be hit harder because the greater the frequency of transactions , the higher the tax charge .
7. In addition , speculation in the international currency markets has had a damaging effect , destabilising the economies of many countries over the years -LRB- e.g. Britain 1947-1992 , Asia in the economic crisis of the late 1990s , Argentina since 2000 -RRB- .
8. By damping down volatility in the currency markets while raising money for the UN , the Tax would be an ideal solution to problems like this .
What claim can be made from these sentences?

Answer: A Tobin tax would stabilise markets.