"Samuel wears a hat. All baseball players wear a hat. Therefore, Samuel is a baseball player." The preceding is an inaccurate conclusion based on two premises. "Samuel is a baseball player. All baseball players wear a hat
Therefore, Samuel wears a hat." The preceding is an accurate conclusion based on two premises. Even though only one of these statements comes to an accurate conclusion, they both use a __________.
a. discursion
b. induction
c. syllogism
d. deduction
Answer: C
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