Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.Robert Stewart actually thinks computers get in the way of true scholarship. He thinks they make people lazy.

What will be an ideal response?


All people who use computers are people who are lazy; [no people who are lazy are good scholars]; therefore, no people who use computers are good scholars. Valid.

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