Inconsistent premises are not acceptable. Grounds and acceptability are independent of each other. A deductively valid argument meets the R and G conditions. Conducive arguments are deductively valid. The G condition is met if the conclusion is true.
Unacceptable premises make any argument a bad one.
If the following passages contain an argument, standardize the argument and evaluate it using the ARG conditions. Otherwise, explain why you think there is no argument in the passage. If possible, use a truth table or a Venn diagram. According to the congressional record, all republicans in congress supported the balanced budged amendment, and some democrats in congress also supported it. For this reason, we can conclude that there are some democrats who are not republicans.