INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for the following multiple choice questions. In the expression "If a nation engages in torture, then it loses moral authority in the world community," the statement "A nation engages in torture" is called the:

A) Conclusion.

B) Consequent.

C) Conditional.

D) Explanandum.

E) Antecedent.


E

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