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Write the Argument in Symbols; Then Decide Whether the Argument \therefore

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Write the argument in symbols; then decide whether the argument is valid by using the common forms of valid arguments and fallacies.
If you sneeze with your eyes open, your earlobes shrivel up.
Your earlobes shrivel up.
\therefore You sneeze with your eyes open.

A) Invalid
pqqp\begin{array}{l}p \rightarrow q \\q\\\hline\therefore p\end{array}

B) Valid
pqqp\begin{array}{l}p \rightarrow q \\\sim q\\\hline\therefore p\end{array}

C) Valid
pqqp\begin{array}{l}p \rightarrow q \\q\\\hline\therefore p\end{array}

D) Invalid
pqqp\begin{array}{l}p \rightarrow q \\\sim q\\\hline\therefore p\end{array}

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