Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated.The only time you can count on dry weather in Seattle is the first week of August. So, since you need to count on dry weather for your trip, you'll have to plan it for next week. Next week is the first week of August.
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Consider this brief argument: Executing a cold-blooded murderer is just because it's a
life for a life. Which of the following should you choose as a missing premise?
a. Whenever someone dies another life should be taken b. Anyone who kills another person deserves to die c. Anyone who murders in cold blood deserves to die d. any of the above
The method of tenacity can easily resist the social impulse
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Two or more premises provide interdependent support for a conclusion when the removal of any one of the premises decreases the support provided by the others.
The symbol called the bar is used in those circumstances in which
a. the categorical statement does not specify into which of two places the 'X' is to be placed b. the conclusion is a statement particular in quantity c. the conclusion is a statement negative in quality d. an existential assumption is made