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MOM: You need to start your homework as soon as you get home from school. You will be too tired to do it later.
ISAAC: I'm tired when I get home from school because I've been paying attention in class and surrounded by people all day. I also have to clean my room and take Boomer for a walk.
MOM: Your homework is more important than both of those things.
ISAAC: I agree with you. But by the time I get home from school, I've been doing schoolwork for eight hours straight. If I had a break from doing schoolwork to take care of the other things I need to do before starting homework, I think I would be more focused. Also, I always finish my homework. It's important to me that it get done, too.
Which sentence states Isaac's argument?
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I'm tired when I get home from school because I've been paying attention in class and surrounded by people all day.
I'm tired when I get home from school because I've been paying attention in class and surrounded by people all day.
But by the time I get home from school, I've been doing schoolwork for eight hours straight.
But by the time I get home from school, I've been doing schoolwork for eight hours straight.
I also have to clean my room and take Boomer for a walk.
I also have to clean my room and take Boomer for a walk.
If I had a break from doing schoolwork to take care of the other things I need to do before starting homework, I think I would be more focused.
If I had a break from doing schoolwork to take care of the other things I need to do before starting homework, I think I would be more focused.
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Isaac's argument is represented by the sentence:
"If I had a break from doing schoolwork to take care of the other things I need to do before starting homework, I think I would be more focused."
In this sentence, Isaac is making the point that taking a break after school to attend to other responsibilities and rest would actually improve his focus when he subsequently sits down to do his homework. This is his main argument against doing homework immediately after returning home from school.