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Identify the argument which cannot be accepted.

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Question

Identify the argument which cannot be accepted.

Options

  • All wives are married. Therefore, all married people are wives.

  • All unmarried women are spinsters. Therefore, all spinsters are women.

  • All equilateral triangles are equiangular. Therefore, all equiangular triangles are equilateral.

  • All rainy days are wet days. Therefore, all wet days are rainy days.

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Solution

All wives are married. Therefore, all married people are wives.

Explanation:

All wives are married Therefore, all married people are wives cannot be accepted.

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