Analyze the Argument Passage Below, Addressing the Following as Appropriate

question 24

Essay

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.
We'll be better off in the dark than driving on ice in the fog. So let's wait a while. If we're better off in the dark than driving on ice in the fog, then we should wait a while.

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Definitions:

Brokerage

The act of acting as an intermediary between two or more parties in a negotiation, transaction, or arrangement.

Liaison

A person or role responsible for establishing and maintaining communication between different groups or organizations.

Veil of Ignorance

A method of determining the morality of issues proposed by philosopher John Rawls, implying decisions should be made without knowledge of one's own position in society.

Common Good

The benefit or interests of all participants or members of a community or society considered as a whole.