The following arguments were abstracted from newspaper articles, editorials, and letters to the editor. Use the method presented in this section to construct argument patterns. If a statement is redundant or plays no role in the argument, do not include it in the pattern.
1 There is a lot of pressure on untenured college teachers to dumb down their courses. 2 Administrators tend to rehire teachers who bring in more money, and 3 teachers who dumb down their classes do precisely this. Why? Because 4 easier classes attract more students, and 5 more students means more money for the school.