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For the following passage, first decide whether or not the passage contains an argument.  If it does not, then select “no argument.” If the passage contains an argument, then identify the statement in quotes as either a premise or the conclusion.   U.S. food producers feed livestock 20 million tons of plant protein per year that could be consumed by humans, and the livestock yields only 2 million tons of protein. “The livestock yields only 2 million tons of protein.”

For the following passage, first decide whether or not the passage contains an argument.  If it does not, then select “no argument.” If the passage contains an argument, then identify the statement in quotes as either a premise or the conclusion.   Using contraceptives is immoral, for whatever is unnatural is immoral. And contraception is definitely unnatural. “Using contraceptives is immoral.”

Interpret the following argument, putting it in premise and conclusion form.   There’s no doubt that social media has led to mental unhealth among today’s young people.  They spend on average seven hours per day on social media, and social media is always making them think that their lives are not as good as others.

If every premise of an argument is true, the conclusion must be true as well.

For the following passage, first decide whether or not the passage contains an argument.  If it does not, then select “no argument.” If the passage contains an argument, then identify the statement in quotes as either a premise or the conclusion.   This computer is conscious. Since we should not kill any conscious beings, we should not switch it off. “This computer is conscious.”

For any given statement a person must either believe that it is true or believe that it is false.

Explain what it means for the following statement to be true: the moon orbits the earth.

Arguments are composed of [answer1] which are supposed to get us to believe the [answer2].

CTE-related lesions in the brain are different compared to aging-related lesions.

The first sentence of the article says, “Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive neurodegeneration associated with repetitive head trauma.” In this context, what does progressive mean?