The Most Significant Contribution to Modern Science Made by Alchemists

question 18

Multiple Choice

The most significant contribution to modern science made by alchemists was

• A)their fundamental work in the transmutation of the elements.
• B)their widespread acceptance of observation and experimentation.
• C)their systematic method of naming substances.
• D)their understanding of the nature of chemical reactions.
• E)their discovery of phlogiston.

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Definitions:

Enthymeme

A rhetorical form of argument wherein one premise is not explicitly stated, relying on the audience's ability to fill in the gap.

Validity

A property of logical or analytical statements where the conclusion logically follows from the premises.

Unstated Premise

An implicit assumption or belief that is not explicitly expressed but is necessary for an argument's conclusion to hold.

Enthymeme

An argument in which a premise or conclusion is not explicitly stated but rather implied.