Suppose that one premise of a disjunctive syllogism is "There are some millionaires in our town" and the conclusion is "The Smiths are millionaires." What is the unstated premise?
A) There are no millionaires in our town, or the Smiths are millionaires.
B) If the Smiths are millionaires, then there are some millionaires in our town.
C) The Smiths live in our town.
D) The Smiths are the only millionaires in our town.
E) It is clear who the millionaires in our town are.
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