For the next group of questions, consider the following argument:
Despite his shortcomings, (1) Homer Simpson loves his family.And therefore (2) he is a heroic figure.That is because (3) if Homer Simpson loves his family, then he will sacrifice for them.And (4) if he will sacrifice for them, then he is a heroic figure.
-Can the syllogisms in an extended argument be of different types (e.g., categorical and hypothetical) , or must all of the syllogisms be of the same type?
A) They must all be of the same type because it is only possible to construct an extended argument from categorical syllogisms.
B) They must all be of the same type because it is only possible to construct an extended argument from hypothetical syllogisms.
C) They must all be of the same type because it is only possible to construct an extended argument from disjunctive syllogisms.
D) They can be of different types.
E) Hypothetical and categorical syllogisms can be combined, but disjunctive syllogisms cannot.
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