Valid/Invalid Pattern of reasoning 13.If I don't pay my income taxes, then I file for an extension or I am a felon. I'm not a felon and I didn't file for an extension. Therefore, I paid my income taxes
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13.If I don't pay my income taxes, then I file for an extension or I am a felon. I'm not a felon and I didn't file for an extension. Therefore, I paid my income taxes |
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14. I wash the dishes or I don't eat. I eat. Thus, I wash the dishes |
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15. If you play golf during a thunderstorm, you'll get hit by lightning. You didn't get hit by lightning. Therefore, you didn't play golf during a thunderstorm. |
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16. If an animal is a squid, then it has tentacles. If an animal is an octopus, then it has tentacles. Therefore, if an animal is a squid, then it is an octopus |
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17. All protons are subatomic particles. All neutrons are subatomic particles. Hence, all protons are neutrons. |
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