The first argument in this article to support Irrational Fears after 9/11:

“That the American reaction to 9/11 attacks were irrational to a great extent and that to that extent Americans unwittingly cooperated with the terrorists in achieving a major goal: spreading fear and thus disrupting lives.”

The premise is:
The overwhelming reaction to 9/11 successfully contributed to the primary goal of terrorist to cause immediate damage and strike fear and disrupt lives of Americans.

Conclusion:
We could have reacted more rationally and as a result produced less disruption in the lives of our citizens.

The first argument is inductively strong. The author’s contention is true: if we agree that America overacted to 9/11, then it’s probably that. Unfortunately, we did help the terrorist succeed in frightening us to an irrational level.

In this argument, the premise does sufficiently support the conclusion. The terrorist accomplished exactly what they planned on......

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Title: Irrational Fears After 9-11
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