The identity rule allows us to

A. infer that if a property belongs to a thing then it belongs to whatever is identical to that thing.
B. enter statements of self-identity as lines in a proof.
C. replace one constant or variable with another that is identical with it.
D. switch the constants or variables in an identity statement (e.g., from a = b to b = a).


B. enter statements of self-identity as lines in a proof.

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a. True b. False

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