If We Assume the Modern View of Existential Import, Why

question 31

Multiple Choice

If we assume the modern view of existential import, why is the syllogism AEO-2 invalid?

• A)undistributed middle
• B)illicit major or minor term
• C)two negative premises
• D)negative premise with affirmative conclusion, or negative conclusion with no negative premise
• E)universal premises with particular conclusion

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Definitions:

Fossil Record

The collection of all known fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers, providing evidence of past life forms and environmental changes over geologic time.

Topmost Layers

Refers to the highest or uppermost layers or strata in a given structure or system, such as in geological formations or atmospheric levels.

Fossilized

The process by which organic material is converted into a fossil through the replacement of the original material with mineral substances.