Answer the Questions About This "If, Then" Statement

question 25

Multiple Choice

Answer the questions about this "if, then" statement. If he is divorced, then he is her boyfriend. He is not divorced. Therefore, he is not her boyfriend. The second premise in the above "if, then" statement

• A) affirms the antecedent.
• B) affirms the consequent.
• C) denies the antecedent.
• D) denies the consequent.

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Conversion Disorder

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