Believe it or not, Troy will be willing to prosecute this person for shoplifting if he knows the store doesn't sell the product. For he'll be willing to do it if he thinks this morning's defendant is a "bad guy"; and he does think that. After all, all prosecutors think this morning's defendant is a "bad guy"; and Troy is a prosecutor. So, when you think about it, Troy either believes the only thing that matters is jailing people he thinks will commit future crimes or he's not going to willingly prosecute this person; and we've already established that he is going to willingly prosecute this person. So, he obviously believes the only thing that matters is jailing people he thinks will commit future crimes.
No
HINT: A Predictive Argument attempts to provide probable reasons to support a prediction. While this italicized argument's conclusion might seem to be a prediction, it is describing Troy's present belief rather than predicting a future event.
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