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Consider the following argument: I have already said that he must have gone to Madison or...

Consider the following argument: I have already said that he must have gone to Madison or to Hendersonville. He is not in Madison, therefore he is in Hendersonville. 11. This argument is of which form: a.) valid disjunctive syllogism b.) invalid disjunctive syllogism c.) pure hypothetical syllogism d.) the fallacy of affirming the consequence

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solution: (a) Valid disjunctive syllogism # A disjunctive syllogism is a valid argument form of A propositional calculars Thi

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