1) Conclusion= Arthur Lee Allen was the Zodiac Killer

Premise= A year before the first killing, he told a friend he was going to kill some people, write letters to newspapers, and call himself Zodiac.

2) Conclusion= Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper

Premise= Aaron Kosminski's DNA was found on some clothing of one of Jack the Ripper's victims

3) Conclusion= Luis Garavito should have been sentenced to more than 22 years

Premise= Luis Garavito killed at least 147 young boys

4) Conclusion= John Wayne Gacy shouldn't have been allowed to sell his paintings

Premise= John Wayne Gacy admitted to killing 33 people.

5) Conclusion= It's time to abolish capital punishment

Premise= It's inevitable that innocent people will be executed.

6) Conclusion= We should keep capital punishment

Premise= Capital punishment deters some violent crime

7) Conclusion= There's nothing wrong with raising, killing and eating animals

Premise= We've been raising, killing and eating animals for thousands of years.

8) Conclusion= Intentionally harming a cow or a pig is just as immoral as intentionally harming a human

Premise= All three species can feel pain.

9) Conclusion= We shouldn't act like collateral damage is as bad as terrorism

Premise= The nature of terrorism is that one intentionally harms noncombatants

10) Conclusion= Terrorism should be treated like a crime

Premise= If you treat terrorism like an act of war, eventually countries will attempt to adopt terrorism as a legitimate military tactic.

11) Conclusion= Martin Luther King Jr. would have been a great President.

Premise= He knew how to leverage unwilling politicians to achieve justice; and Congress was full of politicians who needed to be leveraged to achieve justice.

12) Conclusion= Vice President Garret Hobart would have got a lot done if he hadn't died shortly before President McKinley was assassinated.

Premise= A lot of congressional representatives owed Vice President Garret Hobart political favors

13) Conclusion= Vice President Henry Wallace would have become President in 1945

Premise= If Vice President Henry Wallace hadn't publicly disagreed with President Roosevelt so much, he would have got re-elected with Roosevelt in 1944

14) Conclusion= Senator Huey Long never could have been elected President

Premise= Long openly advocated a cap on personal wealth, every dollar one earned above that cap would be collected as a tax

15) Conclusion= It's good William Jennings Bryant never became President

Premise= William Jennings Bryant repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to promote laws based on white protestants' bigotry toward others

16) Not an argument. Conditional Statement

17) Conclusion= Samuel Tilden should have become President in 1876

Premise= Tilden got more votes than Rutherford Hayes

18) Not an argument. Explanation (aka, Causal Argument)

19) Conclusion= Bill Clinton can become President again

Premise= The Constitution allows him to be elected Vice President; and he could become President if his President dies while in office

20) Not an argument. Performative Language

21) Conclusion= You should transfer to UC Davis

Premise= UC Davis has a good Biology program

Premise= UC Davis is the most bike-friendly college in the state

22) Conclusion= You'd enjoy being a student at San Francisco State

Premise= San Francisco State has a good Economics program

Premise= San Francisco State is in a big city

23) Conclusion= You should apply at UC Merced.

Premise= UC Merced has a good Agriculture program

Premise= You want to study Agriculture

24) Conclusion= You should go to UC Santa Cruz

Premise= UC Santa Cruz has a great Marine Biology program

Premise= UC Santa Cruz has good housing on campus

25) Conclusion= You should go to Humboldt.

Premise= Cal State Humboldt is close close enough to home to visit on the weekends

Premise= Cal State Humboldt has a high percentage of graduating students getting accepted at California graduate schools

Premise= You can afford to go to Cal State Humboldt without any loans

26) Not an argument. Directive Language

27) Conclusion= You should go there

Premise= Every student receives a scholarship for free tuition, room, and board

Premise= The students learn practical skills by running a ranch on campus

Premise= You're required to study Philosophy every term

28) Conclusion= You should consider going to Reed College

Premise= Reed requires students to study Liberal Arts classes and science classes

Premise= Reed is the only college with a student-run nuclear reactor

29) Conclusion= I should go to St. John's in New Mexico

Premise= St. John's requires every student to major in Liberal Arts

Premise= St. John's doesn't have a nuclear reactor on campus

30) Not an argument. (Unsupported) Statement

31) Not an argument. Unsupported Statement.

32) Conclusion= We should go to Peets in Montgomery Village.

Premise= You usually want to stay at cafes longer than me.

Premise= I can go to Copperfields Books while you're at Peets.

33) Conclusion= We should go to Coffee Catz.

Premise= Coffee Catz is on our way to Jessie's house.

Premise= We need to see Jessie today.

34) Not an argument. Performative Language

35) Not an argument. Expressive Language

36) Not an argument. Directive Language

37) Not an argument. Explanation (aka, Causal Statement).

38) Conclusion= You should work with me at Cotati Cafe.

Premise= You live in Cotati.

39) Conclusion= You should come to Aqus.

Premise= Aqus has wonderful community events.

40) Conclusion= I don't think I should go to Starbucks.

Premise= Starbucks' coffee doesn't taste good.

Premise= Starbucks uses unhealthy ingredients in their baked goods.

Premise= Starbucks exploits their employees.

Premise= I care about these things.

41) Conclusion= Star Trek: The Original Series was the best science fiction TV show ever

Premise= Star Trek: The Original Series had the most memorable characters

Premise= Star Trek: The Original Series spawned more spin offs than any show

42) Conclusion= Star Trek: We should watch Star Trek: Next Generation next time

Premise= Star Trek: Next Generation has better plots

Premise= Star Trek: Next Generation has more diverse themes

43) Conclusion= I recommend you watch Star Trek: Enterprise next

Premise= You like science fiction that seems realistic and low key

Premise= Star Trek: Enterprise is the most realistic and low key Star Trek series

44) Conclusion= We should watch the movie Alien Nation instead of the TV show

Premise= The movie Alien Nation was a more thoughtful allegorical study on prejudice and stereotyping.

45) Conclusion= We should watch Lost in Space

Premise= Lost in Space is a great science fiction show for kids

Premise= You have kids

46) Conclusion= If you're going to watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, I recommend you start with Season #3

Premise= Starting with Season #3, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine became the most thoughtful and captivating science fiction TV ever

Premise= You need you're science fiction to be both

47) Not an argument. (Unsupported) Statement

48) Conclusion= You have to watch The Prisoner

Premise= The Prisoner is entertaining

Premise= The Prisoner is suspenseful

Premise= The Prisoner sometimes is funny

Premise= The Prisoner always is thoughtful

49) Conclusion= The best science fiction TV show ever has to be Doctor Who

Premise= Doctor Who managed to stay entertaining for over a generation

Premise= Doctor Who stayed interesting by reinventing its characters

Premise= Everyone likes Doctor Who

Premise= If you don't like Doctor Who, you're probably just prejudiced against British TV

50) Not an argument. Directive Language