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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.
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Since there is no clear evidence indicating that there is any deterrent value to the death penalty, I have trouble rationalizing it as a punishment.
answer:
Valid


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Well, I'd rather my money go towards a bullet for a child-rapist than his food, water, and room for the rest of his life.
answer:
Valid


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As Alphonse Karr, a 19th century journalist for Le Figaro, once said, "If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by my friends the murderers."
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Valid


