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

question 5

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.
The rules under which the IRS operates will change only if there are lots of complaints about IRS activities in the press, and there has not been that level of complaint the last year or two. Furthermore, the "internal culture" of the agency provides a powerful validation of its rules, and when that happens, you're not going to get rule changes. So I think it's safe to conclude that we won't be seeing any changes in the IRS rules in the near future.

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Definitions:

Removing Symptoms

A treatment approach aiming to alleviate or eliminate the physical manifestations of a condition without necessarily addressing the underlying cause.

Operant Conditioning

A method for learning where the potency of a response is adjusted by the application of rewards or disciplinary actions.

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavior modification in which unpleasant stimuli are associated with undesirable behaviors to reduce or eliminate those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit similar responses.