President Obama is President of the United States. All Presidents of the United States are American-born citizens. Therefore, Obama is an American-born citizen.
An argument can be weak or strong. The strong arguments have three criteria to be considered a strong solid argument. Arguments lead to many of the political problems we encounter.
In this argument about President Obama, I try to dispel the notion of his non-American citizenship. The premise is plausible; Obama is without a doubt the President of the United States. He was elected President with a majority of the Electoral College without dispute. As for the premise being truer than the conclusion, this too is true. Many people do not believe President Obama was born in America but was born in Kenya. People do not however try to dispute the validity of him being the President. The argument is valid and strong because Obama would not have been able to be elected President if it was not for his birthright citizenship status. People can try to invalidate his Presidency because they do not believe his citizenship.
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