"<span>A pencil, four sheets of paper, and a ruler" would be a sentence fragment since it lacks crucial information, such as any verb or adjectives that describe what is going on.</span>
It is an example of something that can be avoided through the power of memory.
Since an argumentative speech is an influential discourse in which the presenter tries to convince his audience to change their standpoints on a provocative subject. So rewriting this will give us this kind of speech: "Do you play sports? Have you ever given soccer, cricket, or field hockey a try? You might be surprised to learn that are the world's popular sports. Statistically speaking, they are more popular than typical American sports such as baseball and basketball.
If im on the right track then a way to right it with dashes would be: Sacrificing her was a mistake-a mistake that could have been avoided. but i may not have understood the question??