Consider these two statements. Statement one: Lou is a Republican, and Republicans usually like small government. Statement two: Lou likes small government. How are these statements relevant to one another?
A) Statement one is logically irrelevant to statement two.
B) Statement one is negatively relevant to statement two.
C) None of the answers are correct.
D) Statement one is positively relevant to statement two.

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Statement one provides a premise (Lou is a Republican, and Republicans usually like small government) that supports the conclusion in statement two (Lou likes small government), making it positively relevant as it increases the likelihood of statement two being true based on the information given in statement one.

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