A. THE ARGUMENT THAT AMERICAN SOCIETY IS VIOLENT AND MANY AMERICAN...

27. a. The argument that American society is violent and many Americans feel isolated and stressed (con-clusion) because they have rejected the practice of extended families (premise) is based on severalassumptions about extended families (e.g., that they ease stress and engender a sense of belonging),about Americans (e.g., that they feel isolated and alone), and about the effects of isolation and stress. Itmay be true that many Americans value independence more than interdependence, but that assump-tion is not directly related to the argument. It does not serve as a link between the premise and theconclusion.