Yanira Kpeli

English 112
Professor Douglas
Chapter 5 Exercise 5.6
September 4, 2014
Deductive or Inductive Argument
1) Freedom of speech is a central principle of our form of government. For this reason, students
should be allowed to wear T-shirts that call for the legalization of marijuana.
Deductive Argument
2) The Chevy Cruze Eco gets twenty-eight miles a gallon in the city and forty-two miles a gallon on
the highway. The Honda Accord gets twenty-three miles a gallon in the city and thirty-three
miles a gallon on the highway. Therefore, it makes more sense for me to buy the Chevy Cruze
Eco.
Inductive Argument
3) In Edgar Allan Poes short story The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor flatters
Fortunato. Helures him to his vaults where he stores wine. Montresor then gets Fortunato
drunk and chains him to the wall of a crypt. Finally, Montresor uncovers a pile of building
material and walls up the entrance to the crypt. Clearly, Montresor has carefully planned to
murder Fortunato for a very long time.
Deductive Argument
4) All People should have the right to die with dignity. Garrett is terminally ill patient, so he should
have access to doctor-assisted suicide.
Deductive Argument

5) Last week, we found unacceptably high levels of pollution in the ocean. On Monday, we also
found high levels of pollution. Today, we found even higher levels of pollution. We should close
the ocean beaches to swimmers until we can find the source of this problem.
Inductive Argument