The following argument has what kind of premises?

"Chip Carter will be a better governor than Bob Greenfield because he will not raise taxes and will crack down on gang violence."

Independent Premises

Explanation:

Independent Premises simply means that when an argument has two or more arguments fused into one, such that if the argument is split into different or separate arguments, they will still support or equate to the same conclusion. Hence, the premises of this separate arguments are independently or termed independent premises.

In the statement or argument of the question, it can be separated as:

1 ... He will not raise taxes.

2 ... He will crack down on gang violence.

The word "and" in the argument, makes it a conjunction of two independent premises.