Analyze the following argument. Identify the conclusion, premises, and premise s

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Analyze the following argument. Identify the conclusion, premises, and premise supports.

1.[Now listen to this.(1)] [Anyone who knowingly makes a profit from another person's pain and misery is corrupt.(2)] [Tobacco is clearly an addictive substance,(3)] and [even though people dispute this,(4)] [it is clear from documentation that the tobacco industry knew this.(5)] [Take, for instance, the memo that clearly indicates that tobacco firms should artificially increase the amount of nicotine (the most addictive substance in tobacco) in their cigarettes in order to keep and expand their customer base!(6)] [Despite the constant complaints of the industry,(7)] [it is also clear that tobacco causes a great deal of pain and death.(8)] [There is clear evidence of this from the internal tobacco industry memo from the 50's which links incidents of lung cancer to smoking.(9)] Finally, [we should all remember that the tobacco industry profited heavily from slave labor(10)] --and [there is no chance they can claim they didn’t know that! (11)] So [it is clear that the tobacco industry has knowingly profited from the pain and suffering of others. (12)]

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Explanation / Answer

Tobacco products are manipulated by tobacco companies by the addition of chemical compounds, most of which are flavours. Obviously, the flavours are added to the natural tobacco to give the product a better taste thereby increasing the attractiveness of these products. This includes the addition of humectants which keep the humidity of the tobacco product at a desired level; dry tobacco generates an unpleasant harsh smoke.

“Light” cigarettes were introduced on the market in the 1970s. Typical for light cigarettes is their high grade of ventilation. Due to the delivery of less tar, the impact and taste of the “diluted” smoke is also decreased. It is therefore probable that the light cigarettes were “enriched” by adding more substances, and in higher amounts, to compensate for reduced taste and impact.

An important reason for using additives is to give the product a specific and standardised taste. A specific taste is important for the company to be competitive on the consumer market in view of the large variety of brands available. A unique product binds the customer/consumer to this specific product. The specific taste of a certain product must be preserved (standardised) to compensate for the yearly variation of the natural tobacco, because consumers do not like to smoke a product that changes from year to year. To circumvent this, some 40 or more substances per product are added to the majority of the brands in order to mask the variation. Additiveswith direct or indirect addictive potency

In the following two sections, various approaches to increase the addictive and attractive potency of tobacco products have been briefly described. Details of these additives and further information about their effectiveness can be found in later sections.

The addictive potency of tobacco products may in theory be increased by:

Direct enhancement of the nicotine content;

Addition of substances which increase the bioavailability of nicotine;

Addition of substances which facilitate the inhalation of tobacco smoke;

Addition of substances which generate compounds in the mainstream smoke which increase the addictivenessof nicotine;

Changing the physical properties of tobacco smoke, e.g. particle size.

All the tobbaco maker Indus tries well knows that it's harmful for each one

It have nothing to give instead of pain to people. But they don't care because its very profitable to the industries

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