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Which type of reasoning allows the conclusion given the true statement? “if it is saturday, then nina’s family rents movies. today is saturday; therefore Nina concludes her family will rent movies.”

PLS HELP QUICK!! Which type of reasoning allows the conclusion given the true statement-example-1

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Answer: Choice D

Law of detachment

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Step-by-step explanation:

The law of detachment takes on the following format:

  • Premise 1: If P, then Q
  • Premise 2: Statement P is true
  • Conclusion: Statement Q is true

Think of it like a chain of dominoes. Statement P leads to statement Q.

In this case, statement P is "It is Saturday" while statement Q is "Nina's family rents movies"

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Law of Detachment (just taking symbol) if p leads to q, and p is true, q is true.

In this case, at Saturday, Nina's family rents movies. Because today is Saturday, the action "rents movies" is also true. Therefore, this is the Law of Detachment


Yeah, sorry if I'm wrong, I only remember a bit.

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