CLT Vocabulary: Argument
Words for claims, reasons, and evidence, each in a short sentence.
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Library hours debate
In the library debate, the speaker's claim was that later hours would help more students finish homework.
Visitor sheets
The debate club's submission rested on three weekends of library visitor sheets.
After-supper rush
Her point was that the sheets showed a rush of visitors after supper.
Missed early bus
The ground for his comments was a tally of students who missed the early bus.
Lending records
The librarian brought support from a month of lending records.
Neighborhood tally
The base of the speech was one neighborhood tally of evening visitors.
Park path at dusk
His position was that the park path should stay open after dusk.
Free homework room
The club took a stand that the homework room should stay free.
Crosswalk tally
Her view was that the crosswalk tally settled the question.
One more bus stop
After the tallies, her conclusion was that the bus should add one stop.
Laptop idea
The premise that every student has a laptop was never looked into.
Saturday families
Her contention was that Saturday hours helped the most families.
Extra aisle
The thesis of her paper was that one more aisle would shorten the wait.
Chess club room
In debate class, the proposition was that the chess club could use the back room.
Empty tables
Her hypothesis was that the empty tables came from the early bus schedule.
Last city bus
Her theory was that later library hours matched the last city bus.
Unexamined laptop idea
The assumption that every teen owned a laptop went unexamined.
Unlocked back door
The supposition that the back door was unlocked turned out to be wrong.
Soccer crowds
His speculation was that weekend crowds came from the soccer games.
Quiet study room
Her argument was that a quiet room would raise afternoon attendance.
Tutors left off
She paused at the implication that tutors had been left off the sheet.
Who must show it
The burden was on the club to show that the extra hour was needed.
Second doorway
Her suggestion was that opening a second doorway could ease the crush.
Art club Fridays
The proposal was that the art club meet in the back room on Fridays.
Locked door crowd
One consequence of the locked door was a crowd in the front hall.
Arrivals after four
The finding from the hallway tally was that most students arrived after four.
Friday hours kept
The club's verdict was that Friday hours should stay as they are.
Extra table declined
Her judgment, after the tallies, was that the extra table was unnecessary.
Saturday hour kept
The resolution of the debate was to keep the Saturday study hour.
Second reading table
His opinion was that the branch library needed a second reading table.
Named sheets
Her conviction was that named sheets were more trustworthy than a quick show of hands.
Tutor time
From a tutor's perspective, the early hour left too little time to help.
No fee for homework
The club's posture was that the homework room should not require a fee.
Night-class sheet
Her angle was to start from the night-class attendance sheet.
Favored write-up
The slant of the write-up favored the students who wanted later hours.
Clubs after sunset
The bias in the write-up favored clubs that meet after sunset.
Before the tally
A prejudice against evening hours had formed before anyone saw the tally.
Friday crowd doubt
She agreed to the plan with one reservation about the Friday crowd.
Thursday limit
His agreement came with a qualification: the extra hour had to be on Thursday.
Weekday sheets
Her concession was that the weekday sheets were too thin to settle the question.
Tutors omitted
His admission was that the Thursday sheet had left out the tutors.
Tutor must stay
She accepted the plan on the condition that a tutor stay in the room.
Front table
A proviso in the plan said tutors would keep the front table.
End at exams
A rider on the plan said the extra hour would end when exams began.
Tutors past the bell
The plan made an exception for tutors, who could stay past the bell.
Room too full
Her objection was that Friday already drew a larger crowd than the room could hold.
Weekend visitors
Her counter was that the sheet had left out weekend visitors.
Only rainy days
His retort was that the sheet had included only rainy days.
Night class skipped
Her answer was that the tally had skipped the night class.
Early hour defended
His defense of the early hour rested on the tutor attendance sheet.
Altered attendance sheet
The debate included an allegation that the attendance sheet had been altered.
Skipped neighborhood tally
The first count said the club had skipped the neighborhood tally.
Thursday tally altered
The accusation was that someone had altered the Thursday tally.
Early hour for younger students
Her plea was that younger students needed the early library hour.
Another study table
The long waiting list was the basis for adding another study table.
Corner crosswalk
The rationale for the new crosswalk was a map of close calls at the corner.
Two tallies together
Her reason was the paragraph that set the two library tallies beside each other.
Long walk from the bus
The motive given for the later bell was the long walk from the far bus stop.
Single hallway door
The cause of the crowded hallway was the single door beside the library.
Late practice vote
One factor in the vote was the number of students who stay for late practice.
Visits and complaints
The principle she used was that a tally of visits outweighs a pile of complaints.
Hallway week
The foundation of his comments was a week of hallway tallies.
Waiting outside
Her footing for the request was the list of students waiting outside.
More chairs
The club manifesto called for more chairs and a quieter reading room.
Branch reading table
One plank called for a second table in the branch reading room.
Open during exams
In the club plan, clause three said the library would stay open during exam week.
Names on the sheet
The text of the plan said visitors had to write a name on the sheet.
Sheets with a name
They followed the letter of the rule and kept only sheets that had a name.
Include the night class
Her side held that the sheet should include the night class.
Two readings of a log
Each faction brought a different reading of the same library log.
After-school customers
The shop owners' benefit was the after-school trade they might lose if the library closed early.
Safer crossing
The stake for neighbors was a safer crossing beside the school.
Saturday hours question
The matter before the club was whether to keep the Saturday hours.
Parking lot noise
The subject of the forum was the noise from the parking lot.
Bus arrival times
The substance of her comments was two pages of bus-arrival times.
Hallway tallies
The middle of the paper listed the tallies from each hallway.
Late book loans
The core of the speech was a chart of books lent after six.
Overlooked tally
The kernel of the explanation was a single overlooked tally.
Front door at noon
The thrust of the talk was that the front door should open at noon.
Sheets without a name
The crux was whether sheets without a name should be included.
Missing Friday tally
The gap was the missing Friday tally in an otherwise full week.
Class listed twice
The flaw was a chart that listed one class on two different lines.
One loud complaint
The fault was treating one loud complaint as if it were a full tally.
Weekend hours missing
There was a hole where the weekend hours should have appeared in the write-up.
Only six seats
The catch was that the quiet room had only six seats.
Complaint or observation
She drew a distinction between a complaint and a recorded observation.
Weekday and weekend logs
The contrast between the weekday log and the weekend log was the heart of the talk.
Branch seating change
As a parallel, he described the seating change at the branch library.
Grocery pay line
Her analogy compared a library line to the pay line at a busy grocery.
Sorted survey cards
As a model, the teacher described how the north branch sorted its survey cards.
Rainy Monday tally
As an example, she read the tally from the rainy Monday.
Empty chairs at four
As an illustration, he pointed to the empty chairs at four o'clock.
Stack of sheets
The demonstration was a stack of attendance sheets from the past month.
Every tenth name
The sample was every tenth name on the library attendance sheet.
Thirty names
Her proof was the attendance sheet with thirty names after six.
Locked on school nights
His testimony was that the back door stayed locked on school nights.
Junior with a tally
The witness was a junior who had tallied the empty seats.
Line at four
The long line at four was a sign that the room was too small.
Need for tables
The crowded floor was a mark of the need for more tables.
Friday tutors
A remark in the margin said the Friday tally had left out the tutors.
Accepted tally
The clerk's stamp on the packet showed that the tally had been accepted.
Authentic packet
The office imprint on the packet showed that the tally was authentic.
Names written twice
A check of the tally found two names written twice.
Weekend numbers missing
The draft of the speech still needed the weekend numbers.
Request and tallies
Her outline listed the request, the tallies, and the final appeal.
Why the extra hour
The memorandum ran two pages and set out why the extra hour was needed.
Meaning of tally
Her gloss of "tally" called it a quick written total.
Named sheets phrase
In the margin, she wrote the import of the phrase as "only named sheets are kept."