INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. If a deductive argument has a false premise and a false conclusion, then we know:
A) It is invalid.
B) It is valid.
C) Nothing, as such about its validity.
D) It is sound.
E) It is weak.
C
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