Consider the Following Argument

question 19

Multiple Choice

Consider the following argument:
Major premise: If Islam is incompatible with democracy, then Islamic countries are more likely to be dictatorships than democracies.
Minor premise: Islamic countries today are more likely to be dictatorships than democracies.
Conclusion: Therefore, Islam is incompatible with democracy.
-What form does this argument take?

• A) affirming the antecedent
• B) denying the antecedent
• C) affirming the consequent
• D) denying the consequent

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Definitions:

Scientific Notation

A way of expressing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of 10.

Position Function

A mathematical function that describes the position of an object as a function of time, often used in physics to study motion.

Initial Velocity

The speed of an object at the moment it begins its motion.

Positive Integers

Natural numbers greater than zero (1, 2, 3, ...).