What Is the Missing Conclusion in the Following Hypothetical Syllogism

question 112

Multiple Choice

What is the missing conclusion in the following hypothetical syllogism? If the dinosaurs are extinct, then we can only study them from their fossils.And if we can only study them from their fossils, then our knowledge of them will always be incomplete.

• A)Our knowledge of dinosaurs will always be incomplete.
• B)We can only study dinosaurs from their fossils.
• C)Dinosaurs are extinct.
• D)If our knowledge of dinosaurs will always be incomplete, then they are extinct.
• E)If the dinosaurs are extinct, then our knowledge of them will always be incomplete.

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