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.

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

What would a government gain by not punishing as a means of rehabillitating?
Valid

If capital punishment works (deterrent), why do we have such a high murder rate per capita?

Valid

