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 blasted hedge clippers aren't working again. Must be the switch. That's usually the problem.

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A) Deductive, invalid. B) Inductive, invalid. C) Deductive, valid. D) Inductive, strong. E) Inductive, weak.

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Babylon declined, in large part, because of __________

a. disease b. famine c. internal dissention d. war

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What is the dominant environmental feature of the Arabian Peninsula?

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Define "thin person" by synonyms, using one synonym that carries a complimentary meaning and one that carries a derogatory emotive meaning.

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