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Zorluk: KolayIdentifying Main Conclusions and Final Claims

Read the argument below and match each statement to its logical role within the argument.

Argument: A pharmaceutical company recently introduced a new drug designed to treat migraines. Although early clinical trials indicated high efficacy, several recent independent studies revealed significant side effects in long-term users. Therefore, health authorities ought to suspend approval of this medication until comprehensive safety trials are completed.

  • Health authorities ought to suspend approval of this medication until comprehensive safety trials are completed.Main Conclusion / Final Claim
  • Several recent independent studies revealed significant side effects in long-term users.Premise / Supporting Evidence
  • Early clinical trials indicated high efficacy.Concession / Counterargument Context

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The statement regarding suspending approval matches 'Main Conclusion / Final Claim', the statement regarding side effects matches 'Premise / Supporting Evidence', and the statement regarding early clinical trial efficacy matches 'Concession / Counterargument Context'.
The claim advocating that health authorities suspend drug approval is the ultimate takeaway of the passage, directly supported by evidence of long-term side effects and signaled by 'Therefore'. The statement about side effects provides the necessary empirical reason for this action, and the statement regarding early efficacy is an acknowledged concession.

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1
Locate structural signal words in the argument
Identified 'Although' introducing a concession, and 'Therefore' introducing the main claim.
Transition words signal logical relationships between premises and conclusions.
2
Identify the author's central recommendation
The final sentence ('Health authorities ought to suspend approval...') is supported by the rest of the text and makes a normative policy recommendation.
The main conclusion is the ultimate claim the author is advocating for.
3
Classify remaining supporting statements
The report of side effects provides evidence for the conclusion, while the initial high efficacy finding represents opposing evidence acknowledged by the author.
Distinguishing evidence from concessions clarifies the argument's support structure.

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Identifying Main Conclusions and Final Claims
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