Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Molly Maguires

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Molly Maguires?

• A) They were named for the daughter of George Maguire, the owner of a Pennsylvania coalfield, to show their support for the industry.
• B) They accomplished their goals of better wages and working conditions for miners through peaceful arbitration.
• C) They were predominantly cooks and maids and organized the first large-scale strike of domestic workers in New York City.
• D) They were a women's rights organization that focused on attaining the right to vote and opening women's colleges.
• E) They aimed to right the perceived wrongs against Irish coal workers by engaging in intimidation, beatings, and killings.

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens

A logical argument form where the contrapositive of a premise is used to infer the negation of the hypothesis.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument composed of two conditional statements and a conclusion, based if the first premise is true, then the second one follows.

Modus Ponens

A valid form of argument in which if a conditional statement (“if p then q”) and its antecedent (“p”) are true, then the consequent (“q”) is also true.

Modus Tollens

A form of deductive argument that takes the form "If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P," which is used to derive a conclusion from a hypothesis by negation.