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After watching television for three hours per day as part of a research study, a respondent was asked to list the ads that he had seen. He could only list two ads, both of which were promoting sporty cars. This response is best explained as an example of selective:

Definitions:

Modus Ponens (MP)

A logical reasoning pattern that asserts if a given premise is true, then the consequent logically follows; structured as "If P, then Q. P, therefore Q."

Modus Tollens (MT)

A form of logical argument where the antecedent is denied after deriving an absurdity or contradiction from its assumption, typically structured as "If P, then Q. Not Q, therefore not P."

Atomic Sentences

The simplest type of sentence that cannot be broken down into smaller sentences and still convey the intended meaning.

Truth Table

A table used in logic to determine the truth or falsity of all possible combinations of logical expressions.