Which rule does the following syllogism violate?
All persons in the secretaries' union are persons who make a lot of money.
Ann is a secretary.
Therefore, Ann is a person who makes a lot of money.
a. equivocation
b. illicit minor
c. four-terms fallacy
d. invalid conversion
c
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