When Revenues ________ Expenses Is Positive,then the Government Has a Budget

question 16

Multiple Choice

When revenues ________ expenses is positive,then the government has a budget ________.

• A)plus;surplus
• B)plus;deficit
• C)divided by;surplus
• D)minus;deficit
• E)minus;surplus

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Definitions:

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule stating that if something is true for some member of a domain, then it is true that there exists something in that domain for which the proposition holds.

Quantifier Negation

The process of changing the quantifier in a statement, such as from "all" to "not all," to negate its original meaning.

Universal Generalization

A principle of deductive reasoning that allows one to conclude that something is true for all cases after confirming it is true in every observed case.

Existential Instantiation

A logical principle that states from the knowledge that something exists, one can infer the existence of an instance of that thing.