The Combination You Will Never Find in a Weak Argument

question 167

Multiple Choice

The combination you will never find in a weak argument is:

• A) True premises and a false conclusion.
• B) True premises and a true conclusion.
• C) False premises and a false conclusion.
• D) False premises and a true conclusion.
• E) None of the above, for any combination is possible.

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Definitions:

Constitutional Unionist Candidate

A candidate representing the Constitutional Union Party, a political party in the United States formed in 1860 that sought to avoid secession by appealing to voters who wanted to keep the Union together without addressing the issue of slavery.

John Bell

A 19th-century American politician who was the Constitutional Union Party candidate for the 1860 presidential election.

1860 Election

The United States presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President, leading to the secession of Southern states.

John Brown

An American abolitionist who believed in and advocated armed insurrection as the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.