Question

Identify the argument which has to be accepted when the premiss is accepted as true.

Options

• A and B are subsets of C. Therefore A and B must have at least one common element.

• Every man desires happiness. Therefore happiness is desirable.

• God is not perceivable. Therefore God does not exist.

• Nothing comes out of nothing. Therefore something must have existed always.

Answer 1

Every man desires happiness. Therefore happiness is desirable.

Explanation:

Only in ', Everyman desires happiness. Therefore happiness is desirable.' argument logically follows the given premiss as happiness is a subset of desire.