In his speech, Jason attempts to persuade listeners that the assassination of President John F.Kennedy was a conspiracy. He begins by establishing that a conspiracy is any occurrence of two or more people acting together to commit a crime. He then presents evidence that several people acted together to kill President Kennedy. He concludes by claiming that, "Therefore, the assassination was a conspiracy". Jason's argument represents which form of reasoning?

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Jason's argument is deductive because he starts with a general definition of a conspiracy and then applies it to the specific case of President Kennedy's assassination, concluding that it fits the definition of a conspiracy.

In His Speech, Jason Attempts to Persuade Listeners That the Assassination