Syllogism 3I Given the following syllogism: Taffy must not be a dog because Taffy climbs trees and dogs never climb trees. For Syllogism 3I, the minor premise is:

A) All animals that climb trees are animals identical to Taffy.

B) No animals identical to taffy are animals that do not climb trees.

C) No dogs are animals that climb trees.

D) No animals identical to Taffy are dogs.

E) All animals identical to Taffy are animals that climb trees.


E

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