Given the Following Enthymeme: Religions Are Dangerous If They Lead

question 202

Multiple Choice

Given the following enthymeme: Religions are dangerous if they lead to violence, and fundamentalist religions lead to violence.
The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:

• A) Fundamentalist religions are dangerous. (Conclusion)
• B) Fundamentalist religion has led some followers to commit murder. (Conclusion)
• C) Some things that lead to violence are fundamentalist religions. (Premise)
• D) Pat Robertson is a fundamentalist Christian. (Premise)
• E) All non-fundamentalist religions are things that are not dangerous. (Conclusion)

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