Identify the kind of argument for each of the following passages
-The U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast will be ready to leave the country at the end of the month if the warring parties have completed the peace negations by the end of January. Inasmuch as the warring parties did complete the peace negations by the end of January, the U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast will be ready to leave the country at the end of the month.
A) categorical argument
B) truth-functional argument
C) analogical argument
D) inductive generalization
E) causal argument

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The argument is a truth-functional argument, as it is based on the condition that if the peace negations are completed by the end of January, then the U.N. peacekeepers will be ready to leave the country at the end of the month. This condition has indeed been fulfilled, so the conclusion follows logically from the premise.

Identify the Kind of Argument for Each of the Following