Identify the form of each of the following arguments and state whether the argument is valid or
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Identify the form of each of the following arguments and state whether the argument is valid or invalid:
If the second native told the truth, then the first native denied being a politician.
If the third native told the truth, then the first native denied being a politician.
Therefore if the second native told the truth, then the third native told the truth.
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Introduction To Logic
ISBN: 9781138500860
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Authors: Irving M. Copi, Carl Cohen, Victor Rodych
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