A) Analyze the Argument Passage Below, Addressing the Following as Appropriate

question 33

Essay

A) Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. B) Diagram the argument.
For one thing, every movie Stallone has made in the past decade has made money. For another, blood and-guts patriotism is selling big these days. So the combination of another film of that kind from Stallone is very nearly a certain moneymaker.

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Definitions:

Constitution

The supreme law of the United States, establishing the framework of national government and fundamental rights.

Anti-Federalists

Individuals and political groups that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution, advocating for states' powers.

Notes on the State of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson’s 1785 book that claimed, among other things, that black people were incapable of becoming citizens and living in harmony alongside white people due to the legacy of slavery and what Jefferson believed were the “real distinctions that nature has made” between races.

Political Community

A group of people that share the same political system, values, or interests, often characterized by a common government or political organization.