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 almond trees have not blossomed. It is not yet the middle of February. The almond trees do not blossom before the middle of February.

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