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DELF B2 argument: assertion, qualified claim and justified recommendation

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Revise a French argument from assertion to qualified claim and evidence-based recommendation. Separate added scope from added support without assigning exam marks.

In short

A qualification narrows what you claim; evidence gives a reason to accept it. A justified recommendation then connects that supported claim to a practical action. Adding peut-être alone does not supply evidence.

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A blank sheet and coloured counters sit inside a circle of stones beside a small bridge over a stream.
The objects suggest a bounded claim, evidence and a connection to an action. Illustration: Atelier

A speaker wants later opening at a centre. The first sentence makes an unsupported universal assertion. The second narrows the group. The third adds a supplied survey result and proposes a limited trial. The ladder shows revisions of one argument, not a universal exam scoring system.

One argument, three revisions

Bounded recommendation with support

  1. Seize des vingt répondants le demandent ; je propose donc un essai de trois mois pour en évaluer l’usage.Sixteen of twenty respondents request it; I therefore propose a three-month trial to assess use.Evidence is supplied and the action is bounded rather than guaranteed.
  2. Certains répondants souhaitent une ouverture tardive.Some respondents want late opening.The scope is narrower, but the sentence still gives no quantity or source.
  3. Tous les usagers veulent une ouverture tardive.All users want late opening.The universal population claim has no supplied support.

Unsupported broad assertion

Evidence does not choose the policy by itself

The survey supports demand among respondents. It does not automatically establish every user’s needs or the staffing cost. The trial recommendation includes a further practical judgement: a limited test is a proportionate way to learn about actual use. State that bridge instead of pretending the number alone logically forces one policy.

Ce résultat ne justifie pas une généralisation immédiate ; il fournit toutefois une raison d’examiner un essai limité.

This finding does not justify immediate generalisation; it does, however, give a reason to consider a limited trial.

Question 1No account needed
What does the second version mainly add?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

A population qualification. It narrows the claim from all users to some respondents, without yet supplying a count.

Question 2No account needed
What new support appears in the third?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Sixteen favourable replies out of twenty. The third version supplies a respondent count and denominator.

Question 3No account needed
Does the count alone prove a permanent policy is best?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

No. The count does not settle staffing, access for non-respondents or other practical concerns.

When preparing your own defence, make three short entries: claim, evidence and action. Check that the evidence concerns the same group and outcome as the claim. Then explain why the action is reasonable given both the support and the remaining uncertainty.

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