Are these arguments valid?
If I drink, then I will be happy. If I am happy, then I will dance. So if I drink, then I will dance.
Every red fish is a fish.
The services of mobile phone companies are getting worse as there has been an increasing number of complaints against mobile phone companies by consumers.
All capitalists exploit the weak and the poor. Property developers exploit the weak and the poor. So property developers are capitalists.
Answer: Valid. If my drinking suffices for my happiness and my happiness suffices for
my dancing, then my drinking suffices for my dancing.
Answer: A trick question! This is a necessarily true statement, but it is not an argument
and so not a valid argument.
Answer: This is not valid, because the increase in complaints might only be due to the
increase in the number of mobile phone users.
Answer: This is not valid. Perhaps there are non-capitalists who also exploit.
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