Multiple Choice
Suppose that we open a randomly chosen book and examine its first and last sentences.We label the first sentence as p and use it as the premise of a syllogism.And we label the last sentence as q and use it as the conclusion of that same syllogism.Is it always possible to create a valid syllogism by adding "If p, then q" as a second premise?
A) Yes, but the hypothetical premise might strain credibility.
B) Yes, but only because they come from the same book.
C) No, because p and q might be completely unrelated.
D) No, because the resulting syllogism would be invalid.
E) No, because if that worked, you could use any proposition to argue for any other proposition.
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