Suppose That the First Premise of a Disjunctive Syllogism Is

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the first premise of a disjunctive syllogism is the disjunctive proposition.Must the second proposition be affirmative or negative?

A) Affirmative, because it must affirm one of the disjuncts.
B) Affirmative, because if it were negative, it wouldn't really tell us anything.
C) It can be either one, as long as it negates a disjunct.
D) It can be either one, as long as it has the opposite of the quality of the conclusion.
E) Negative, because it must negate one of the disjuncts.