Chapter 1.2, Problem V.4E

Read the following mini-argument and then write a 5-7 sentence summary, including the claim, reasons, counterargument, response to the counterargument, and any limits on the argument. Coffee is a blessing to students.  What better way is there to jumpstart the mind and help us engage with our studies?  The benefits of coffee are well known, and yet some hold back from it unnecessarily. Some feel that black tea is a better choice, arguing that it can still boost mental performance with fewer side effects. This depends on the individual.  While black tea is worth considering, remember that it still comes with side effects, and for many, it simply will not give enough of a boost to the brain. For those of us who believe in the life of the mind, enhancing our brains’ abilities is ultimately of more value than avoiding the occasional minor discomfort. Of course, a few people who experience severe side effects like anxiety, insomnia, or tremors should avoid coffee. For most, though, we can…

What is the relationship of the first part of the sentence below (before the comma) to the second part? “Because they are more objective than we are about our problems, they can open our eyes to solutions that we are too emotionally distressed to see.” (Lines 10–13)

A paragraph “hook” is:  a technique to use ideas from the concluding sentence of the previous paragraph in your topic sentence  a technique for making readers laugh by having a long and involved topic sentence  a technique to use ideas from the topic sentence in one paragraph in the concluding sentence of another  a technique for making a paragraph longer by adding lots of unnecessary details