An argument form is a representation of the logical relationship between terms i

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An argument form is a representation of the logical relationship between terms in an argument. Determining an argument's form involves replacing the content terms in the argument, whether statements or noun terms, with capital letters (A, B, C, and so on) while leaving alone the connecting phrases such as "either... .or..." and "not." The validity of a deductive argument is determined by the argument's form. Any argument that has a valid argument form is a deductively valid argument. Consider the following two arguments. First indicate which type of deductive argument form each argument has. Then indicate whether the capital letters in the argument form represent noun terms or statements. Finally, use the given substitution keys to construct the form for each argument. Argument A P1 All thieves are dishonest people P2: Some thieves are not clever people. C: Some dishonest people are not clever people. Substitution Key for Argument A T thieves C clever people D dishonest people Argument A is a disjunctive syllogism be, the capital letters represent hypothetical syllogism categorical syllogism In the argument Premise P1 has th Premise P2 has the form: Conclusion C has the form:

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1. Argument A is a categorical syllogism.
2. The capital letters represent noun terms.
3. P1 has the form A: Universal Affirmative.
4. P2 has the form O: Particular Negative.
5. The conclusion has the form O: Particular Negative.

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