"Either the present administration will call for a reduction in military spending or the arms race will continue

Now since there appears to be no chance that the present administration will call for such a reduction, we can therefore expect a continuation of the arms race" is a A) modus tollens B) modus ponens C) contraposition D) hypothetical syllogism E) disjunctive syllogism


E

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