Given the Following Enthymeme: Any Vehicle That Gets Good Fuel

question 340

Multiple Choice

Given the following enthymeme: Any vehicle that gets good fuel economy is environmentally friendly, and hybrid cars get good fuel economy.
The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:

• A) Hybrid cars are environmentally friendly. (Conclusion)
• B) Some cars that get good fuel economy are not hybrids. (Premise)
• C) Some hybrid cars are environmentally friendly cars. (Conclusion)
• D) Even environmentally friendly cars cause some pollution. (Conclusion)
• E) Hybrid cars cause less pollution than conventional cars. (Premise)

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