PART a All Evangelicals Are Political Conservatives, So Some Fundamentalists

question 114

Short Answer

PART A All evangelicals are political conservatives, so some fundamentalists are evangelicals, since some fundamentalists are political conservatives.
Which of the following correctly expresses the form of this argument? PART B
Which of the following substitutions proves the argument invalid?
A) E = fish, P = mammals, F = animals.
B) E = dogs, P = animals, F = mammals.
C) E = dogs, P = animals, F = cats.
D) E = birds, P = dogs, F = fish.
E) E = animals, P = cats, F = fish.

• A) E = fish, P = mammals, F = animals.
• B) E = dogs, P = animals, F = mammals.
• C) E = dogs, P = animals, F = cats.
• D) E = birds, P = dogs, F = fish.
• E) E = animals, P = cats, F = fish.

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