"If Harold doesn't get promoted, Elaine will divorce him. Therefore, if Elaine does not divorce him, Harold got promoted" is
A) a propositional argument B) a categorical argument
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Confucius characterized the Tao as a moral Mean
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The symbolic sentence (x)(Sx ?> Px) is a translation of which categorical sentence?
a. O b. A c. E d. I
__________ have the following pattern: If A then B; not B; so, not A.
a. Modus ponens b. Chain arguments c. Modus tollens d. Denying the antecedent.