Is this passage an argument or not an argument? If you think it is an argument,

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Is this passage an argument or not an argument?  If you think it is an argument, identify the conclusion and the premise(s). If it is not an argument, tell what another type of statement it might be.

1) Since Lyme's Disease is transmitted by ticks, it's kind of risky to wear shorts when you walk in the high grass.

2) Every motion is caused by a prior motion. This ball is in motion. Hence it must have been caused by a prior motion.

3) Leroy was out of town at the time, so he must not be the one responsible for losing the hamster.

4) They should really stop making Harry Potter movies and spend more money on a story worthwhile.

Explanation / Answer

1. This passage is an argument.

Conclusion.Its a kind of risky to wear shorts when you walk in the high grass.

Conclusion: Since Lyme's disease is transmitted by ticks.

2. This passage is as argument.

Premise 1. Every motion is caused by a prior motion.

Premise 2. This ball is in motion.

Conclusion. Hence it must have been caused by a prior motion.

3. This sentence is an argument.

Premise. Leroy was out of town at the time

Conclusion: so he must not be the one responsible for losing the hamster.

4. This passage is not an argument but is a normative statement which is stating that more money should be spent on something worth than Harry Potter movies.

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