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.

You're right about the first part (which only further proves my point), and you're horribly WRONG about the second.
Invalid

Do you expect 12 executions per year to deter a murder rate of the above mentioned amount?
Valid

I am not sure, which also begs the question on my support for the death penalty.

Valid