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    This Argument-"If John Wrote That Poem, Then He's a Genius
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This Argument-"If John Wrote That Poem, Then He's a Genius

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This argument-"If John wrote that poem, then he's a genius. He didn't write the poem. Therefore, he is not a genius"-is an example of…


A) Affirming the antecedent
B) Disjunctive syllogism
C) Denying the antecedent
D) Affirming the consequent

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