The Melting of the Glaciers at the End of the Ice

question 17

Multiple Choice

The melting of the glaciers at the end of the ice age created a large lake covering

• A) most of California's Central Valley.
• B) the Tennessee Valley.
• C) the Pacific Northwest.
• D) much of present-day Utah, Nevada, and Idaho.
• E) half of today's state of Indiana.

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Definitions:

Categorical Syllogism

A form of reasoning consisting of three propositions: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each of which may be categorized by being either affirmative or negative.

Fallacy

A mistaken belief or an error in reasoning, often resulting in invalid or misleading arguments.

Affirming Consequent

A logical fallacy where a conclusion is incorrectly inferred solely based on the truth of its consequent, despite lacking sufficient evidence.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument consisting of two conditional statements and a conclusion, based on the premise that if one condition is true, then a second condition must follow.