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Tell whether each of the following pairs of premises can be used to form a syllogism.$$\begin{aligned}&a \rightarrow b\\&b \rightarrow c\end{aligned}$$
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The first premise is $a \rightarrow b$, which means "if a then b". The second premise is $b \rightarrow c$, which means "if b then c". Show more…
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