Argument Exercis

My neighbor should be forced to get rid of all the cars in his yard.(1) People do not like living next door to such a mess.(2) He never drives any of them.(3) They all look old and beat up and leak oil all over the place.(4) It is bad for the neighborhood, and it will decrease the property values.(5)
Argument: Yes
Conclusion: My neighbor should be forced to get rid of all the cars in his yard.
Additional Premise needed? If someone has cars in their yard that are inoperable, leak all over the place, annoy neighbors, and decrease property value then they should be forced to get rid of their cars. My neighbor has cars that are inoperable, leak all over the place, annoy neighbors, and decrease property value, therefore he should get rid of his cars.
Identify any subargument?2,3,4,and 5are independent and all support the conclusion, 1.
Good Argument? No. It is lacking more concrete and plausible premises as well as organization.
It’s like saying that we should kick out anyone in the classroom who smell just because people do not like it. It is a free country and people don’t have to shower if they don’t want to. If people were to get kicked out, I’m sure half the class would get kicked out. But let me cut to the point. First of all, claims 1 and 5 are subjective and fall under the category of content fallacy. The argument is lacking coherency. It isn’t clear which claim supports which other claim. The conclusion is stated at the beginning and is followed by the premises. The premises need to be rearranged in order for the argument to make sense. For example, “My neighbor has old beat up cars that leak all over the place.(1) He never drives them. (2) People do not like living next door to such a mess.(3) It is bad for the neighborhood and decreases property value.(4) Therefore my neighbor should be forced to get rid of all the cars in his yard.“ (5)Also, a more plausible premise should be added, such as “It is unlawful to keep multiple cars in your front yard that are inoperable,” or something of that nature. This type of premise would be the glue that connects 1,2,3,4, to six. Organization is a key necessity for arguments to flow and make sense.
This exercise was very helpful because we were able to analyze and decided whether arguments were good or not. Some arguments need work and some don’t. In order for us to realize what is a good argument, we should be able to determine what an argument needs for it to be valid.