Is the following argument valid? At the party, there will be sodas, bottled water, beer, or wine.
There will be no wine at the party.
There will be sodas and bottled water at the party.
There will be no beer at the party.

A) Yes.
B) No, because the third premise affirms disjuncts rather than negating them.
C) No, because the second premise affirms a disjunct rather than negating one.
D) No, because there are too many premises.
E) No, because the conclusion is a negative proposition.

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Shaliyah Johnson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The argument is invalid because the third premise incorrectly affirms that both sodas and bottled water will be present, rather than eliminating options based on the provided disjunctions.

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