Consider the following conditional syllogism:
Premise 1: If I don't eat lunch today, I will be hungry tonight.
Premise 2: I ate lunch today.
Conclusion: Therefore, I wasn't hungry tonight.
This syllogism is
A) valid.
B) invalid.
C) biased.
D) abstract.

Question

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The syllogism is invalid because the conclusion does not follow from the premises. The fact that the person ate lunch today does not necessarily mean they were not hungry tonight. Other factors could have contributed to their hunger or lack of hunger.

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