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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.
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If these bleak prospects aren't enough to deter someone from committing a serious crime, what will ramping it up to the death penalty do?
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Valid

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You could just as easily argue that he was unjustly put to death and therefore it is a statement against the death penalty.
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Valid

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I have a lot of sympathy for ex-convicts, but I still favor the death penalty.
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Valid