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The argument provides a conjunctive sufficient condition (if one has congenial guests and plenty of good things to eat, then one will have a successful dinner party). It then provides evidence intended to trigger that condition (Sylvia has plenty of food and congenial guests) to infer its conclusion.
The argument fails to fully trigger the sufficient condition it provides. While it establishes that Sylvia’s guests are congenial, it does not establish that the food and drink are good, only that they are plentiful. It’s possible that Sylvia prepared something nasty, and if that were the case, the sufficient condition for a successful dinner party would not be satisfied.
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