Which action would a historian most likely take in order to determine whether the passage draws a valid conclusion

Analyze if all the arguments provide a logical support for your conclusions. In deductive arguments, this means that the argument promises that the truth of the premises will guarantee the truth of the conclusion. A conclusion can be created from pieces of supporting premises, and if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.

definitely a for sure. ill see and update if i get the answer

uncle sam would be tossing and turning in his grave : *)