What Is the Implicit Premise in the Following Argument? I

question 94

Multiple Choice

What is the implicit premise in the following argument? I think Donna must be a good dancer, due to the fact that she is a mathematician.

• A)Donna has had dance lessons.
• B)All mathematicians have had dance lessons.
• C)All mathematicians are good dancers.
• D)People who are bad at math are bad at dancing.
• E)Mathematicians do a lot of dancing.

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