It Has Been Claimed That Foreign Governments Have Attempted to Influence

question 12

Essay

It has been claimed that foreign governments have attempted to influence votes in the U.S. that would promote policies of protectionism within the U.S. On the surface this appears to be totally illogical and counter intuitive, as this would presumably lessen the possibilities of foreigners' exports to the U.S.

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Definitions:

Categorical Syllogism

An argument based on deduction that consists of two premises and three distinct terms, with each term appearing exactly two times across the three propositions.

First Premise

The initial statement or proposition from which further reasoning is based in an argument.

Valid Deductive Argument

A logical statement where, if the premises are true, the conclusion necessarily follows and must also be true.

True Conclusion

The outcome of an argument that is logically derived from true premises.