Question
(phil150)
Assess whether or not there is an argument in the following passages. If there is an argument, rewrite it in standard form and also include a diagram showing the relationship between premises and the conclusion. If there is not an argument, clearly state what argument characteristic is missing in the passage. Either the butler committed the murder or the judge committed the murder. Since the butler was passionately in love with the victim, it was not he who committed the murder. Therefore, the judge committed the murder. No one has the right to use a relatively unreliable procedure in order to decide whether to punish another. Using such a system, he is in no position to know that the other deserves punishment: hence he has no right to punish him. (Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia, [New York: Basic Books, 1974], p109.) The Saskatchewan Roughrider would like to thank the City of Regina, the Saskatchewan Government, and most importantly the people of Saskatchewan for making Mosaic Stadium the best place to football in Canada.
Explanation / Answer
a) . This have arguments,
Primises :
1. Either the butler or Judge committed the murder
2. Butler was passionately love with the victim.
Conclusion :Therefore the judge committed the murder.
