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For each of the following arguments, identify the implicit premises make the argument valid. EXAMPLE The engine is sputtering. It must be out of gas. Implicit premise: Whenever the engine sputters, i it's out of gas. 1. Any senator who is caught misusing campaign funds should resign his seat. Senator Greed should resign. 2. Not everyone in this country has health insurance. Therefore, health care is a disaster.3. In the first week at the box office, the movie grossed over $30 million. So it's sure to win at least one Oscar.4. The FBI doesn't have a very serious focus on stopping terrorism. Another major terrorist attack will happen in this countryseat. . 5. The author of the book on interventionist wars is either biased or incompetent as a journalist. So she's biased.6. The conflict in Indonesia is a genuine war. So it can't possibly be morally justified.

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1). Senator Greed was caught misusing campaign funds.

2). Very few people have health insurance.

3). The movie is big-hit at the box-office.

4). FBI is disregarding any attempts to stop terrorism.

5). She's not incompetent.

6). The conflict is a bona fide war.

Explanation:

Premises are defined as a supposition or a statement that primarily functions to provide logical reasoning or support to the conclusion in the argument. The above are implicit premises in the given arguments which not only offer appropriate reasons for reaching the specific conclusions but justify them logically as well. For example, the conclusion that 'Senator Greed should resign' is well substantiated by the premise that 'he was caught misusing the funds of the campaign.' Similarly, 'healthcare is a disaster' as 'very few people possess health insurance' and so on.

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