The argument "Either I can fix you the same old potatoes or I can fix you some delicious fried okra; I know you don't want to have the same old potatoes; so, I'll fix you some delicious fried okra" is an example of _____.
A) a hypothetical syllogism
B) an argument by elimination
C) a categorical syllogism
D) a chain argument

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This argument is an example of an argument by elimination because it presents two options and eliminates one based on a given premise, leading to the conclusion that the other option will be chosen.

The Argument "Either I Can Fix You the Same Old