Question: Part 5: Identify the form of each deductive argument below as Modus Ponens (MP), Modus Tollens (MT), Affirming the Consequent (AC), or Denying the Antecedent

 Part 5: Identify the form of each deductive argument below as

Part 5: Identify the form of each deductive argument below as Modus Ponens (MP), Modus Tollens (MT), Affirming the Consequent (AC), or Denying the Antecedent (DA). 23. If Smith committed the crime, then he is a sick individual. So, it must be the case that Smith committed the crime, since he is a sick individual. 24. The hurricane did not strike the island directly. After all, if the hurricane struck the island directly, then the island would have been evacuated, and the island has not been evacuated. 25. If Tom Brady has 7 Superbowl rings, then he holds the record for the most Superbowl victories for a quarterback. Therefore, Tom Brady holds the record for the most Superbowl victories for a quarterback, since, after all, he has 7 Superbowl rings. 26. If Microsoft buys Yahoo, then Google will buy Twitter. But, since Microsoft is not buying Yahoo, it therefore follows that Google is not buying Twitter

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