If it is a novel, then it will have words in it. This book does not have any words in it. Therefore, it is not a novel.This argument form is

A. invalid.
B. modus ponens.
C. modus tollens.
D. hypothetical syllogism.
E. disjunctive syllogism.
F. enumerative induction.
G. analogical induction.


Answer: C

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