Determine If the Argument Is Valid or a Fallacy $\underline { \text {The bough breaks.} }$

question 314

Multiple Choice

Determine if the argument is valid or a fallacy. Give a reason to justify answer.
-If the bough breaks, then the cradle will fall.
$\underline { \text {The bough breaks.} }$
The cradle will fall.

• A) Valid by reasoning of transitivity
• B) Fallacy by fallacy of the inverse
• C) Fallacy by fallacy of the converse
• D) Valid by modus ponens

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