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document.write( "Which statement is true about this argument?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Premises:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a quadrilateral is a square, then the quadrilateral is a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a quadrilateral is a rectangle, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Conclusion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a quadrilateral is a square, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.) The argument is valid by the law of syllogism.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.) The argument is not valid because the premises are not true.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.) The argument is valid by the law of detachment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.) The argument is not valid because the conclusion does not follow from the premises.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Syllogism is when you have two if-then's like  \"if A then B\" and \"if B then C\",  you can deduce a 3rd if-then as follows:   \"if A then C\"\r<BR>\n" );
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