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In this exercise, you have to look for hidden premises and complex arguments. As your text notes, A hidden premise is a premise that is implied, but not stated. A complex argument is one that cannot be expressed in two premises and one conclusion, and it is one involving a network of premises and conclusions.
State the original argument from the text and the hidden premise, what is not said but is implied. In 3 sentences, discuss if this is a complex argument and why. Rewrite the argument with the hidden premise.
1. Drug dealing should not be a crime because it does not directly harm others or force them to harm themselves.
2. Power must be evil because it can corrupt people.
3. If an expectant mother drinks, smokes, takes drugs, or fails to get proper rest, she may damage her unborn child. Therefore, if an expectant mother does these things and her child in born with a defect or ailment that can be traced to them, the mother should face criminal charges.
4. It's ridiculous to think that there will be fewer deaths if we ban handguns. Handguns don't kill people; people kill people.
5. Rock musicians are contributing to the decline of language by singing in a slurred, mumbling manner.
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