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   Animal Expert: If that animal is a chicken, then it's ... ...

If the animal expert's statements are true, which of the following can be concluded?
(A) It's not a bird.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Exercise Set 1: Intro to Conditionals

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Posted: 05/02/2012 19:25
Not sure why we would assume that it's bird if the statement expressed how if the animal is a chicken then we have to assume its a bird
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Posted: 05/03/2012 13:35
Claretta, it is a straight conclusion from the premise in the statement.

Logic rule: If A then B. A. So, B.

If animal is chicken, then animal must be a bird.

Animal is chicken. So ....

Animal must be a bird.
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