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Which of the following is a counterexample for this conditional statement?If an appliance is used for cooling, then it is a refrigerator.A)a blenderB)a refrigeratorC)an air conditionerD)a clothes dryer

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Step-by-step explanation

We are asked to give a counter-example for the given statement

A counter-example is an example that opposes or contradicts an idea or statement.

Therefore, for the statement

we have that

Statement: If an appliance is used for cooling

Conclusion: then it is a refrigerator

Then, the option that contradicts this, will be a clothes dryer

Because a dryer doesn't cool

Hence, the answer is a cloth dryer

option D

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