The Gap Between Long-Distance Telephone Rates and Local Telephone Rates

question 20

True/False

The gap between long-distance telephone rates and local telephone rates widened after long-distance service was deregulated.

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Definitions:

Validity

In logic and reasoning, it refers to the attribute of an argument where if the premises are true, the conclusion necessarily follows.

Validity Rules

The set of rules or criteria used to assess whether the logical structure of an argument is valid, ensuring that if the premises are true, the conclusion necessarily follows.

Fallacy

An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid, often due to irrelevant premises or faulty connections between ideas.

Syllogism

A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed premises, each of which shares a term with the conclusion.