Consider the following syllogism: Premise 1: All dogs are cats. Premise 2: All cats say "meow." Conclusion: Therefore, all dogs say "meow." Which statement below describes this syllogism?
A. Both premises are valid.
B. The conclusion is valid.
C. The conclusion is not valid.
D. The conclusion is true.
Answer: B
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A. academic review B. secondary appraisal C. primary appraisal D. applied analysis
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A. men who do not marry because they cannot find a woman of low enough status B. men who do not marry because of compatibility C. men who are fearful of commitment D. men who find women unappealing
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a. counterfactual thinking b. the illusory correlation c. the confirmation bias d. the simulation heuristic
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