This is for the lady who says she wants to vote for the opposite person who is not supported by pharmaceutical companies. Republicans support big business. Pharmaceutical companies are very, very big business. You want to vote against them? Vote Democratic. (From a newspaper call-in column)
A) nonargument; unsupported assertion
B) argument; conclusion: Republicans support big business.
C) argument; conclusion: If you want to vote against candidates who are not supported by the . pharmaceutical companies, vote Democratic.
D) argument; conclusion: Pharmaceutical companies are very, very big business.

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The statement is an argument because it provides a reason for a specific action (voting Democratic) based on the premise that the caller wants to vote against candidates supported by pharmaceutical companies. The conclusion drawn is that to achieve this, one should vote Democratic, implying Democrats are less supported by pharmaceutical companies compared to Republicans.

This Is for the Lady Who Says She Wants to Vote