We would like you to assess the QUALITY of each of the following argument (discussing Death Penalty) and determine if the argument is Valid or Invalid. A valid argument is clearly interpretable and either expresses an argument, or a premise or a conclusion that can be used in an argument for the topic of death penalty. An invalid argument is a phrase that cannot be interpreted as an argument or not on the topic of death penalty.

Q: Texas' system of capital punishment is less than a quarter the cost of housing a criminal for life.

A: Valid
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Q: But the statistics don't support the idea that the death penalty is any more effective as a detterent than is a life sentence.

A: Valid
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Q: ̢���The additional cost of confining an inmate to death row, as compared to the maximum security prisons where those sentenced to life without possibility of parole ordinarily serve their sentences, is $90,000 per year per inmate.

A:
Valid
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