Consider the following argument: All dogs have hair; you have hair; therefore you must be a dog. What form does this argument follow?
A)Invalid syllogism
B)Modus tollens
C)Modus ponens
D)General rule

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This argument is an invalid syllogism because it assumes that having hair is a sufficient and necessary condition for being a dog. However, there are many other creatures (humans, cats, horses, etc.) that also have hair, so the argument does not hold up logically.

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