What Type of Hypothetical Syllogism Is the Following? If Talent

question 110

Multiple Choice

What type of hypothetical syllogism is the following? If talent scouts attended the music festival, then the music festival was a success.
The music festival was a success.
So talent scouts attended the music festival.

• A)pure hypothetical
• B)modus ponens
• C)modus tollens
• D)invalid-commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent
• E)invalid-commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent

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