Could there be such a thing as an invalid premise?
A) No, since validity is a property of arguments, not of propositions.
B) No, since every proposition by itself is considered to be valid.
C) Yes, since the premise might be such that no conclusion could ever validly follow from it.
D) Yes, since the premise might not be a properly formed categorical proposition.
E) Yes, since the premise might be irrelevant to the conclusion.
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