1. The Constitution bans any law that is so vague that "men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning." Sexual harassment laws, however, are so vague that no one knows what they mean.
2. College students of today are the higher-income taxpayers of tomorrow. Congress should consider financial aid as an investment in the financial future of our country.
3. Our genes and our environment control our destinies. The idea of conscious choice is ridiculous. Yes, prisons should be designed to protect society, but they should not punish the poor slobs who were headed for jail from birth.
4. Encouraging toy-gun play gives children a clear message that the best way to deal with frustration and conflict is with a gun. Is this the message that we want to be sending our kids?
5. The U.S. surgeon general's latest report on cigarettes and cancer is an interesting example of natural selection. The intelligent members of our species will quit smoking, and survive. The dummies will continue to puff away.
The following enthymemes were originally submitted in letters to the editor of various magazines and newspapers. Convert them into valid standard-form syllogisms. In some cases two syllogisms may be required.