9/11 Panic Level Analysis

The premise for the first argument is that relative to the death toll on 9/11, the panic level showed by American following the events was irrational. The conclusion is that to that extent Americans gave the terrorist exactly what they wanted: to spread fear.
1. The author provides examples of other situations that happened in 2001, an earth quake that killed almost 20,000 people and statistics of how many people die yearly in car crashes, as examples of Americans milder reactions as support to his conclusion.
2. This argument is inductively strong, and the contention is true. Americans did help the terrorist agenda succeed.
3. The argument is difficult to prove because one cannot compare car accidents and natural disasters to terrorist