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Determine if the conclusion follows logically from the premises.Premise: If you have a maple tree, then you have to rake leaves in autumnPremise: Jon has to rake leaves in autumnConclusion: Jon has a maple treeValid argumentInvalid argument

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The conclusion is an invalid argument.

Because if you have any tree you have to rake leaves in autumn. THen Jon could possibly have any tree.

Thus the argument is invalid

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