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Translate the Following Sorites into Standard Form and Test

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Sorites.
Translate the following sorites into standard form and test for validity:
-Anyone who is a nonstudent ought to study logic.
There are some athletes who are nonstudents.
There are some studious types that ought to study logic.
/∴ / \therefore There are some athletes who are studious.

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