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For each of the following passages (a through f), state whether it does or does not contain an argument. If the passage does contain an argument, indicate the conclusion of the argument.

a. If a diet does not work, then that is a problem. But if a diet does work, there is still a problem, because the diet will have altered the dieter's metabolism. An altered metabolism as a result of dieting means a person will need less food. Needing less food, the person will gain weight more easily. Therefore, dieting to lose weight is futile.

b. People normally believe what others tell them unless there is a reason to be suspicious. This reliance on other people is called depending on testimony.

c. Trump's presidency was a failure. He botched the U.S. response to the pandemic leaving the U.S. economy the worst it has been in over 40 years, and he fueled racial and political divisions in the country.

d. The sun was setting on the hillside when he left. The air had a peculiar smoky aroma, the leaves were beginning to fall, and he sensed all around him the faintly melancholy atmosphere that comes when summer and summer romances are about to end.

e. Other men die. I am not another man. Therefore, I shall not die.

f. Trump was a better President than Obama.