"In 1969 an artificial heart was installed in a human subject for the first time by Denton A. Cooley of the Texas Heart Institute. The heart, driven by compressed air, had been developed by Domingo Liotta and Charles W. Hall asked Jul 16, 2016 in Philosophy & Belief by david
It sustained life for some 64 hours until a natural heart became available and was transplanted" (Robert K. Jarvik, "The Total Artificial Heart," Scientific American) is:. A) an argument B) a non-argument

B) a non-argument

Explanation:

The statements above are not arguments. For a statement to qualify as an argument, it must begin with a premise or premises and then finally culminate in a conclusion. An argument presents logical reasoning on why something is or should be the way it is. The conclusion is then based on the reasons provided.

The statement above is simply informational as it tells us the details of an artificial heart that was developed in 1969. These details include the name of the scientist who installed it, its features, and functions. So the statements are not arguments because there are no premises and a conclusion.

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