If you assume that a set of statements is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false. This kind of argument is known as _____. a. modus tollens b. modus ponens c. hypothetical syllogism d. reductio ad absurdum *

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If you assume that a set of statements is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false. This kind of argument is known as _____.
a. modus tollens
b. modus ponens
c. hypothetical syllogism
d. reductio ad absurdum *

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