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Given the statement: "If a person is rich, he has a lot of influence." Choose the logically valid deduction.

  1. A
    Alok has a lot of influence, so he is rich.
  2. B
    If a person is not rich, he does not have a lot of influence.
  3. C
    Tapas is rich, and so he has a lot of influence.
  4. D
    Poor people cannot have influence.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The given conditional statement can be framed as an implication: .
* Option A commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent ().
* Option B commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent ().
* Option C correctly follows Modus Ponens: Since Tapas satisfies the condition of being rich, it directly follows that he has influence.

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Given the statement: "If a person is rich, he has a lot of influence." Choose the logically valid deduction.
A
Alok has a lot of influence, so he is rich.
B
If a person is not rich, he does not have a lot of influence.
C
Tapas is rich, and so he has a lot of influence.
D
Poor people cannot have influence.

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