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Identify the following in an article that is attached.

Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.

Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you determined this.

Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.

Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this.

State one argument made by the author.

Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument.

Is the author's argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how this was determined.

Does the author use moral reasoning? If not, explain how this was determined.

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I feel like Bryant hypothesizes and generalizes that children would be better off if parents with unhappy marriages did not divorce. I think this suggestion is highly biased. Do you agree?

In terms of rhetorical devices, I see an example of personification with "The divorce catches them totally by surprise." An example of another rhetorical device might be alliteration with "circumvent conflict" due to the repetition of the C consonant sound. A final example might be "chameleon personality" as a metaphor.

An example of a fallacy might include the term "good divorce." Even the title with "Divorce Hurts ...

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