Here is a reasoning problem: If Mary is a psychology major at your college, then she must take statistics. Mary graduates from your college without taking statistics. Therefore, Mary is not a psychology major. What kind of problem is this?
a. analogy
b. conditional reasoning problem
c. the crystal-ball technique
d. syllogism
Ans: b
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