Analyzing Arguments

1. One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today.

Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today. 

people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters. 

academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work. 

New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.

2.One of the warmest winters on record has put consumers in the mood to spend money. Spending is likely to be the strongest in thirteen years. During the month of February, sales of existing single-family homes hit an annual record rate of 4.75 million. This paragraph best supports the statement that

consumer spending will be higher thirteen years from now than it is today. 

warm winter weather is likely to affect the rate of home sales. more people buy houses in the month of February than in any other month. 

during the winter months, the prices of single-family homes are the lowest.

3.Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history. This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers

work harder than people from other generations.

have a tendency to be self-directed workers 

have an interest in making history 

tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior.

4.If you're a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You don't need a lot of fancy equipment to get a good workout either. All you need is a well-designed pair of athletic shoesThis paragraph best supports the statement that

fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting. a membership in a health club is a poor investment. 

walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors. 

fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.

5. In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.

low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.

ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream. 

ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.

ow-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.