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The Following Passage Contains an Argument with an Implicit Premise

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The following passage contains an argument with an implicit premise and/or conclusion. Identify the best standard-form representation of the argument.
The passage: God has commanded us not to steal, and therefore stealing is morally wrong.


A) 1) God has commanded us not to steal.
2) If God commands us not to do something, then doing it is morally wrong. So, stealing is morally wrong.
B) 1) God has commanded us not to steal. So, stealing is morally wrong.
C) 1) God is all-powerful and our creator.
2) God has commanded us not to steal. So, stealing is morally wrong.
D) 1) Stealing is morally wrong.
2) We should do what God commands.
So, we shouldn't steal.

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