What form does this argument take?
Consider the following argument:
Major premise: If Islam is incompatible with democracy, then Islamic countries are more likely to be dictatorships than democracies.
Minor premise: Islamic countries today are more likely to be dictatorships than democracies.
Conclusion: Therefore, Islam is incompatible with democracy.
A. affirming the antecedent
B. denying the antecedent
C. affirming the consequent
D. denying the consequent
C. affirming the consequent
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