Instructions: Put each of the following syllogisms into standard form, filling in the missing premise or conclusion if it is an enthymeme; identify the mood and figure; and determine whether it is valid or invalid. If it is invalid, state the rule(s) violated.

"[T]he Constitution suggests that what must be proscribed as cruel [punishment] is (a) a particularly painful way of inflicting death, or (b) a particularly undeserved death; and the death penalty, as such, offends neither of these criteria and cannot therefore be regarded as objectively 'cruel.'" William F. Buckley, "Capital Punishment," in Execution Eve and Other Contemporary Ballads.

Major Premise (.5):

Minor Premise (.5):

Conclusion (.5):

Mood and Figure (.5):

Validity (.5):