Every Syllogism Includes a Conclusion

question 76

Multiple Choice

Every syllogism includes a conclusion.But is it possible to construct an extended argument in such a way that it does not have any conclusions, not even implicit ones?

• A)Yes, because the rules are looser for constructing extended arguments than for constructing syllogisms.
• B)Yes, because the purpose of an extended argument is to build up a network of connected propositions, not to reach a conclusion.
• C)No, because extended arguments are built out of syllogisms, and every syllogism has a conclusion.
• D)No, because in the absence of an identifiable conclusion, the proposition that has been assigned the highest number is considered to be the conclusion.
• E)No, because in the absence of an identifiable conclusion, the first sentence in the argument is considered to be the conclusion.

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