Given the Following Sorites: All T Are D

question 75

Multiple Choice

Given the following sorites: All T are D.
No D are R.
All A are R.
Some K are A.
Some K are not T.
This sorites is:

• A) Valid because no rules are broken.
• B) Invalid because the subject term of the conclusion is not distributed.
• C) Invalid because it has more than two universal premises.
• D) Invalid because one of the middle terms is not distributed.
• E) Invalid because it draws a negative conclusion from three affirmative premises.

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