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Charlie

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A syllogism is valid if
 
  a. the conclusion follows logically from the two premises.
  b. the two premises and the conclusion are true.
  c. there is evidence to support the two premises.
  d. there is no more than one exception to the conclusion.

Question 2

Consider the following syllogism: Premise 1: All dogs are cats. Premise 2: All cats say meow. Conclusion: Therefore, all dogs say meow. Which statement below describes this syllogism?
 
  a. Both premises are valid
  b. The conclusion is valid
  c. The conclusion is not valid
  d. The conclusion is true



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macmac

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b




Charlie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Gracias!


mjenn52

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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