Identify the Conclusion of Each of the Following Arguments

question 32

Multiple Choice

Identify the conclusion of each of the following arguments. Remember to remove any conclusion indicators.
-The legalization of drugs is not unwise, because by legalizing drugs we would eliminate the drug trade. By legalizing drugs, we would rid our nation of all the violence that goes along with the illegal drug trade. Furthermore, the legalization of drugs is not immoral because it can be combined with a massive program of moral education. The legalization of drugs is neither unwise nor immoral.

• A) The legalization of drugs is not unwise, because by legalizing drugs we would eliminate the drug trade.
• B) By legalizing drugs we would eliminate the drug trade.
• C) By legalizing drugs, we would rid our nation of all the violence that goes along with the illegal drug trade.
• D) The legalization of drugs is not immoral because it can be combined with a massive program of moral education.
• E) The legalization of drugs is neither unwise nor immoral.

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