Question
Highlight the claim, evidence, and reasoning in the paragraph below.
Claim
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Reasoning
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The Fault In Our Stars
Cigarettes help Gus feel less powerless over his fate. Although Gus has no control over his cancer, he can choose whether cigarettes harm him. As he explains, “[Cigarettes] don’t kill you unless you light them. . . . You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing” (Green 44). By not lighting the cigarettes, Gus prevents them from hurting him, thus giving him a sense of power over his health.
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
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The Fault In Our Stars
Cigarettes help Gus feel less powerless over his fate. Although Gus has no control over his cancer, he can choose whether cigarettes harm him. As he explains, “[Cigarettes] don’t kill you unless you light them. . . . You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing” (Green 44). By not lighting the cigarettes, Gus prevents them from hurting him, thus giving him a sense of power over his health.
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GPT-4o mini
**Claim**
Cigarettes help Gus feel less powerless over his fate.
**Evidence**
As he explains, “[Cigarettes] don’t kill you unless you light them. . . . You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing” (Green 44).
**Reasoning**
By not lighting the cigarettes, Gus prevents them from hurting him, thus giving him a sense of power over his health.
Cigarettes help Gus feel less powerless over his fate.
**Evidence**
As he explains, “[Cigarettes] don’t kill you unless you light them. . . . You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing” (Green 44).
**Reasoning**
By not lighting the cigarettes, Gus prevents them from hurting him, thus giving him a sense of power over his health.