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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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