Then, in each of the 8 arguments below, identify which statement is the conclusion, and tell whether you think the argument is Deductive or Inductive, and whether you think it is Valid or Justified.
Then, in each of the 8 arguments below, identify which statement is the conclusion, and tell whether you think the argument is Deductive or Inductive, and whether you think it is Valid or Justified.
1. If President Trump is Crazy, then we may be Heading to a nuclear war. No one wants that.So, we’d better believe it likely that Trump is not Crazy.
2. Trump is not Crazy, because either Trump is Crazy or Kim Jung is a real Threat. And Kim Jung is most definitely a real Threat.
3. The NFL either must find a way to Deal with protesting players, or Face continual loss of revenue. It doesn’t appear that they can Deal with those players.They seem to be Facing loss of revenue. So, it looks like the NFL will fail to Deal with the players and Face loss of revenue.
4. It seems that either we will have to Resort to a military option or not, since if North Korea continues to Threaten us, we may have to Resort to a military option. Either they will continue to Threaten us or not.
5. If Trump’s Crazy we need to Worry. If he’s sane we do not need to Worry. But a lot of people are Worried. So, perhaps Trump is Crazy.
6. Some acts of Violence cannot be Stopped, because some acts of Violence are perpetrated by Madmen and some Madmen cannot be Stopped.
7. Automatic weapons should be Banned, since they are Designed to kill as many people as possible, and those kinds of weapons should be Banned.
8. Banning automatic weapons will not stop Criminals from getting them, since they do not Obey the laws anyway and those who do not Obey the laws are unaffected by Bans.