INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. If a deductive argument has one false premise and a true conclusion, then we know:

A) The argument is invalid.

B) The argument is valid.

C) Nothing as such about the argument's validity.

D) The argument is sound.

E) The argument is uncogent.


C

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