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If an Argument Contains a Disjunctive Premise, Must the Conclusion

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If an argument contains a disjunctive premise, must the conclusion appear as one of the disjuncts in that premise?


A) Yes, because an argument with a disjunctive premise simply consists of denying disjuncts until only one is left.
B) Yes, because otherwise the disjunctive premise would play no role in the argument.
C) Yes, because the conclusion of a deductive argument is always entailed by the premises.
D) No, because the disjunctive part of the argument might only be one step on the way to the conclusion.
E) No, because the conclusion must be the denial of one of the disjuncts.

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