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What Is the Rule of Inference Used in the Following

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What is the rule of inference used in the following:
If it snows today, the university will be closed. The university will not be closed today. Therefore, it did not
snow today.


Definitions:

Psychosurgery

Surgical operations on the brain intended to relieve severe mental disorders.

Placebo Effect

A beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.

Therapeutic Window

The range of a drug's dosage which provides efficacy without causing unacceptable adverse effects.

Novelty Bias

The tendency to prefer new or novel stimuli over familiar ones, which can influence learning and attention.

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