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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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Secondly, your edited statistics are no more accurate than your earlier stats in showing that the murder rate has risen.
answer:
Valid


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If you're arguing for a general principle (eg that Capital punishment is acceptible and effective) then you have to argue in the general case:
answer:
Valid


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or, my politicians are telling me the end justifies the means, so perhaps, like them, we could sacrifice innocents for the overall plan.
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Valid


