When using reductio ad absurdum to prove (x)Fx ? (?x)Gx, we begin by assuming

A. ~(x)Fx ? (?x)Gx.
B. (x)Fx.
C. ~((x)Fx ? (?x)Gx).
D. (x)Fx • ~(?x)Gx.


C. ~((x)Fx ? (?x)Gx).

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