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Truth values, enthymemes, fallacies, categorical syllogisms, symbols of arguments in the attached article.

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Summarize the arguments and show how they are linked together. (Identify all statements as premises or conclusion and all the enthymematic materials. Discuss truth value of each one of the statements in the arguments summarized. Are there any fallacies committed in the article and re-express the deductive arguments (if any) as categorical syllogisms (sorites) if necessary. Show if they are valid or not. I also want to know how to symbolize the deductive arguments (if any) and show whether they are valid or not.

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