"Samuel wears a hat.All baseball players wear a hat.Therefore,Samuel is a baseball player." The preceding is an inaccurate conclusion based on two premises."Samuel is a baseball player.All baseball players wear a hat.Therefore,Samuel wears a hat." The preceding is an accurate conclusion based on two premises.Even though only one of these statements comes to an accurate conclusion,they both use a __________.
A) discursion
B) induction
C) syllogism
D) deduction

Question

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Both statements use a syllogism, which is a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed premises, each of which shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion.

"Samuel Wears a Hat