If the Amount of Lemonade Purchased and the Outdoor Temperature

question 128

Multiple Choice

If the amount of lemonade purchased and the outdoor temperature are directly related, then

• A) when temperature rises, the amount of lemonade purchased rises.
• B) a graph with this relationship would be negatively sloped.
• C) sellers of lemonade hope for cooler temperatures.
• D) the slope of the line reflecting this relationship will be 0.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Proposition

A statement that expresses a conditional relationship between two ideas or events, often formed as an "if-then" statement.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument consisting of two conditional statements and a conclusion, based on the assumption that if the premises are true, the conclusion must follow.

Modus Tollens

A logical argument principle that infers the negation of an antecedent from the negation of its consequent in a conditional statement.

Antecedent

An element in grammar that a pronoun or another word refers back to; in logic, the condition in a conditional statement that if true, leads to the consequent.