During the Last Two Decades of the Twentieth Century

question 19

Multiple Choice

During the last two decades of the twentieth century:

• A) the poor and the middle-class became worse off, while the rich became significantly richer.
• B) there was a significant rise in real income among working-class Americans.
• C) Americans saved more and invested less.
• D) America entered a profound recession, the likes of which had not been seen since the 1930s.

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Definitions:

Minor Term

The term that appears as the subject in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism and in one of the premises.

Middle Term

In a syllogism, the term that appears in both premises but not in the conclusion, serving as the link between the major and minor premises.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three propositions: two premises and a conclusion, each stating something about categories of things.

Mood

In logic, the mood of a categorical syllogism refers to the arrangement or type of the categorical propositions (A, E, I, O) it contains.