Assume That the Premise(s) of the Following Argument Are True

question 16

Multiple Choice

Assume that the premise(s) of the following argument are true. Apply the other three tests of the worthiness of an argument in their proper order: "Blood samples taken from the crime scene were type AB. The accused person's blood is type AB. Therefore, the accused was at the scene of the crime." That argument is an example of ________.

• A) a fallacy masquerading as a valid inference
• B) a fallacy masquerading as a warranted inference
• C) a fallacy of relevance
• D) a circular argument
• E) an argument that is worthy of acceptance, if the premises were in fact true

---

Definitions:

Equity Method

An accounting technique used by firms to assess the profits earned through their investments in other companies, recording these investments at cost and subsequently adjusting them to reflect the investee's changes in net assets.

Investment Account

An account held at a financial institution that contains securities, cash, and other assets managed for investment purposes.

Affiliate's Reported

The financial outcomes or other significant reports presented by an entity in which another company holds an interest but does not have full control or ownership.

Trading Securities

Financial assets such as stocks or bonds, held by a firm for the purpose of reselling them in the short term to profit from price movements.