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.

Q: 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.

A: Valid
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Q: The statistics about the effectiveness of the death penalty in deterring crimes are very mixed and seem inconclusive.

A: Valid
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Q: After all, the person you're torturing may actually be innocent.

A:
Valid
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