When Hiking High in the Mountains, You Find Fossil Marine

question 29

Multiple Choice

When hiking high in the mountains, you find fossil marine shells lying about. This provides evidence that

• A) someone brought the shells to the top of the mountain.
• B) shelled marine animals live on the top of mountains.
• C) very high ocean waves brought the shells to the top of the mountain.
• D) the mountain top was once under the ocean and has been uplifted.
• E) marine animals are not restricted to living in the ocean.

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Patterns or templates of reasoning that show the logical connection between premises and conclusion.

MP

An abbreviation that could refer to Modus Ponens, a logical form where from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P", it's concluded that "Q".

MT

Another term for Modus Tollens, it is the form of logical argument implying the inverse of a conclusion based on the negation of its consequence.

HS

An abbreviation often referring to Hypothetical Syllogism, a logical argument form using two conditional statements to deduce a conclusion.