What is the conclusion of the following argument? I think everyone would agree that life is worth protecting, and that the environment sustains all of us. It stands to reason, then, that we need to protect the environment. One particular threat to the environment is the emission of greenhouse gasses. This is because greenhouse gasses trap the energy of the sun, causing the warming of the planet, and the warming of the planet could have catastrophic effects on the environment. Clearly we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

If the following contains an argument, identify the conclusion: No one living in Pompeii could have survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The reason is simple: the lava was flowing too fast and there was nowhere to go to escape it in time. So, this account of the eruption, which claims to have been written by an eyewitness living in Pompeii, was not actually written by an eyewitness.

Specify the conclusion of the following, if it is an argument: “Whether our argument concerns public affairs or some other subject we must know some, if not all, of the facts about the subject on which we are to speak and argue. Otherwise, we can have no materials out of which to construct arguments.”  

What is the chief characteristic of deductive arguments?

Identify the premise needed in the following argument: George arrived at the bus stop at 6:07, and the last bus going downtown that day arrived at 6:08. If George had arrived at the bus stop only a few minutes later, he would not have been able to go downtown that day.

Identify the fallacy in the following passage: I was worried about injecting bleach, but then I Googled it.  I didn’t get any results saying it was dangerous, so it must be safe. 

Consider the following argument:All Presidents of U.S. must be U.S. citizens.Trump is a U.S citizen.Trump is President of the U.SThis argument is . . . 

Consider the following argument:No married man can be described as a “bachelor.”  So, since Pres. Trump is married, he can’t be called a bachelor. This argument is . . . 

What best describes the kind of fallacious reasoning in following?Of course you should have your nose pierced. “Body modification” is all the rage these days. 

Consider the following deductive argument:             (1) Only really good basketball players are tall.             (2) Doctor Brian is tall.              (3) Doctor Brian is a really good basketball player.    This argument is . . .