Which of the following is true of conditional statements?
A) Conditional statements are arguments.
B) Claims follow from conditional statements.
C) Conditional statements take the form "If…then…".
D) None of these answers is correct.

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Conditional statements assert that if some condition holds, then some conclusion follows. In other words, they claim that if one claim is true, then some other claim is true as well. They are not arguments because they do not assert that the condition holds, and so nothing follows from conditional statements alone. Conditional statements are often important premises in arguments.

Which of the Following Is True of Conditional Statements