My neighbor should be forced to get rid of all the cars in his yard. (claim) People do not like living next door to such a mess. (claim) He never drives any of them (premise). They all look old and beat up and leak oil all over the place. (premise) It is bad for the neighborhood, and it will decrease property values. (premise)
Yes, this is an argument.
The conclusion is that all the cars in the neighbor's yard should be gotten rid of because of the reasons stated.
Subargument: "It is bad for the neighbohood..."
Good argument? I don't think it is a good argument because the reasons for getting rid of the cars are not strong. Having cars that leak oil does not decrease property values.
This excersise would be helpful if I knew the correct answers. The excersise can only truly be useful if the answers were going to be known to me.
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