Assume Each of the Following Is a Deductive Argument

question 222

Short Answer

Assume each of the following is a deductive argument. In each case, is the argument valid or invalid? (V or I)
-Jones is over eighty years old. Smith is not as old as Jones. So Smith must be less than eighty years old.

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