Determine Whether the Following Passage Is (Or Contains) an Argument

question 17

Short Answer

Determine whether the following passage is (or contains) an argument.
Some would prefer to say that every human being is both a body and a mind. Bodies are in space and subject to the mechanical laws that govern all other bodies in space. But minds are not in space, nor are their operations subject to mechanical laws. Bodily processes and states can be inspected by external observers, but the workings of one mind are not witnessable by other observers. And so a person lives through two collateral histories; but the actual transactions between the episodes of the private history and those of the public history remain mysterious, since by definition they can belong to neither series.
-Adapted from Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind

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Definitions:

Factory Overhead Costs

Indirect expenses related to the manufacturing process that cannot be traced directly to specific units produced, such as utilities and rent for the production facility.

Direct Materials Cost

The cost of raw materials and components used directly in the production of goods or provision of services, directly traceable to the finished product.

Manufacturing Process

The manufacturing process involves the steps, operations, and stages companies use to convert raw materials into finished goods through machinery, labor, and other resources.

Direct Labor Cost

Expenses that are directly attributed to the production of goods or services, including wages of workers.