Which of the following is not possible? 

What is the conclusion of the following argument? If one acts to prevent a woman from having an abortion, one is acting to prevent her from having autonomy over her body.  Hence, if one acts to prevent a woman from having an abortion, one is acting contrary to the principles of individual freedom that are the foundation of our democracy.  Hence, the current president is acting contrary to these principles.  Consequently, this President does not deserve the support of the American people. 

What premise will make the following argument deductively valid? Of course Ted is an American; Ted lives in Arkansas. 

Identify the fallacy in the following passage: Mike Tepp tried to convince the board that it would be most profitable to invest in the advertising department.  That seems like a convenient position for someone taking over the advertising department next month. 

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.