In arguing propositions of fact, as an opponent you have two strategies for responding to the advocate's arguments, denial and extenuation. What must you examine to decide whether strategies of denial and extenuation will be appropriate for refuting the advocate's arguments?
A)How the advocate uses presumption.
B)How the advocate defined terms.
C)How the advocate's placement of arguments of effect, significance, and inherency organized the message.
D)How the advocate's arguments satisfy the requirements of the stock issues of factual argumentation.

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To decide whether strategies of denial and extenuation will be appropriate for refuting the advocate's arguments, you must examine how the advocate's arguments satisfy the requirements of the stock issues of factual argumentation. The stock issues are the basic elements of any argument and include 1) definition, 2) fact, 3) value, 4) policy, and 5) relevance. By examining how the advocate's arguments satisfy these requirements, you can determine whether denial (disagreeing with the advocate's claims) or extenuation (acknowledging the advocate's claims but showing they are insufficient or irrelevant) will be the more effective strategy.

In Arguing Propositions of Fact, as an Opponent You Have