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(1)[All change is either change for the better or change for the worse.] (But) (2)[God is necessarily a greatest possible being.] (So) (3)[he cannot change for the better,] (since) (4)[if he did, he would not have been the greatest possible being prior to the change.] (And) (5)[he cannot change for the worse,] (since) (6)[if he did, he would not be the greatest possible being subsequent to the change.] (Therefore,) (7)[God cannot change.]
(G) is which statement? 7
(1)[All humans have equal positive value.] (2)[There is no morally relevant difference between humans and some animals (such as mammals). (Therefore,) (3)[some animals have equal positive worth with humans.] (4)[Moral rights derive from the possession of value.] (Since) (5)[humans have rights (to life, not to be harmed, and so forth),] (6)[animals have those same rights.]
(F) represents which numbered premise? 6
All Volkswagens are fuel efficient, and this Beetle is a Volkswagen. So this Beetle is fuel efficient.
(1)Affirmative action in higher education is morally justifiable, (because) (2)it compensates for past discrimination, (3)provides valuable role models for women and minorities, and (4)promotes multicultural understanding. Independent Premises. The conclusion is #1.
(1)[All Republicans are either moderates or conservatives,] and (2)[Senator Hornswaggle is not a moderate.] (Since) (3)[Senator Hornswaggle is a Republican,] (it follows that) (4)[he is a conservative.] (5)[All conservatives oppose socialized medicine.] (Thus,) (6)[Senator Hornswaggle opposes socialized medicine.]
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(So) (7)[he must be either moderate or conservative.] G REPRESENTS WHICH PREMISE? #6 (1)[All students should study a foreign language.] (2)[It improves mastery of English.] (3)[It helps to avoid cultural provincialism by expanding the cultural experience of students.] (4)[It is useful for travel and commerce.] (5)[It makes it possible to do advance work in a foreign language, including

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