Instructions: Determine whether there is an argument present. If so, identify it
ID: 3495188 • Letter: I
Question
Instructions: Determine whether there is an argument present. If so, identify its premises and conclusion. A single passage may contain more than one argument. A passage containing an argument might contain statements that are not part of that argument.
Schwartz either watches too much Far scape or he plays too much Kerbal Space Program. If he watches too much Farscape, then he won’t find time to read. If he plays too much Kerbal Space Program, he won’t find time to write. If either he doesn’t read or doesn’t write, he won’t publish. So Schwartz isn’t going to publish.
Explanation / Answer
The conclusion in this passage is:
Schwartz isn't going to publish.
The premise are.(Reasons)
1.Schwartz doesn't get time to read and write.
2.Schwartz either watches too much Farscape or he plays too much Kerbal Space Program.
In this passage there is an argument, present in a deductive form.In a deductive argument a conclusion follows necessarily from the related premises.