We would like you to assess the QUALITY of each of the following argument (discussing Death Penalty) and determine if the argument is Valid or Invalid. A valid argument is clearly interpretable and either expresses an argument, or a premise or a conclusion that can be used in an argument for the topic of death penalty. An invalid argument is a phrase that cannot be interpreted as an argument or not on the topic of death penalty.

I believe it takes an average of nearly twenty years from the time a scumbag is sentenced to death until the time the sentence is carried out with all the various legal appeals in most states.
Valid

If you are asking me how I an Pro-2A, but Anti-DP, then its because the right to bear arms serves a purpose.
Invalid

The same number of innocent people will be convicted regardless of the penalty or the number of appeals to be offered.

Valid