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    The document discusses the validity and soundness of 7 reasoning arguments. The first 3 arguments are deemed valid but the first is sound while the second two are not sound. The fourth argument is not valid and therefore not sound. The fifth argument is not valid as place of birth does not mean place of residence. The sixth argument is valid. The seventh argument is not explicitly evaluated.

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    The document discusses the validity and soundness of 7 reasoning arguments. The first 3 arguments are deemed valid but the first is sound while the second two are not sound. The fourth argument is not valid and therefore not sound. The fifth argument is not valid as place of birth does not mean place of residence. The sixth argument is valid. The seventh argument is not explicitly evaluated.

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    The document discusses the validity and soundness of 7 reasoning arguments. The first 3 arguments are deemed valid but the first is sound while the second two are not sound. The fourth argument is not valid and therefore not sound. The fifth argument is not valid as place of birth does not mean place of residence. The sixth argument is valid. The seventh argument is not explicitly evaluated.

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    Repair assignment L1

    1: valid; P2 is factual, P1 is also true  sound


    Anyone who wins an Academy Award is famous.
    Meryl Streep won an Academy Award.
    Meryl Streep is famous

    2: valid; P1 leaves out famous actors who haven’t won an Academy Award  not sound
    Actors who win Academy Awards are famous
    Harrison Ford hasn’t won an Academy Award
    Harrison Ford isn’t famous

    3: valid; P1 is factual, P2 doesn’t seem very true to me  not sound


    Charlton Heston said that the right to bear arms is the most important freedom.
    Charlton Heston is never wrong
    The right to bear arms is the most important freedom

    4: not valid (because of hardly); therefore, not sound


    Al Gore is a politician
    Hardly any politician is honest
    Al Gore is dishonest

    5: not valid (that he was born in Hannibal doesn’t mean he lived there); therefore, not sound
    Mark Twain is Samuel Clemens
    Samuel Clemens was born in Hannibal, Missouri
    Mark Twain lived in Hannibal, Missouri

    6: valid
    The store was closed
    No one bought anything
    No one under 21 bought beer last night

    7:
    Claire lives on the same street as Max
    Max lives on the same street as Laura
    Claire lives on the same street as Laura

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