1.   The Law of Detachment and other laws of logic can be used to provide a system for reaching logical conclusions, called _____________.
    A. deductive reasoning B. reasonable doubt
    C. inductive reasoning D. detachment reasoning
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  2.   ''If two numbers are even, then their sum is even'' is a true conditional, and 8 and 24 are even numbers. Use the Law of Detachment to reach a logical conclusion.
    A. The sum of 8 and 24 must be even.
    B. If the numbers 8 and 24 are even, then their sum is 32.
    C. The sum of 8 and 24 must be odd.
    D. If the numbers 8 and 24 are odd, then their sum is 32.
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  3.   Using the following true conditional and hypothesis, which statement would follow from the Law of Detachment?A square has four right angles. WXYZ is a square.
    A. If WXYZ is not a square, then it has four right angles.
    B. WXYZ has four right angles.
    C. If WXYZ is not a square, then it does not have four right angles.
    D. If WXYZ has four right angles, then it is a square.
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  4.   Which law is similar to the Transitive Property?
    A. Law of Syllogism B. Law of Deductive Reasoning
    C. Law of Detachment D. Law of Conditional
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  5.   ''If two angles are vertical, then they are congruent.'' is a true conditional, and 1 and 2 are vertical. Which is not true based on the Law of Detachment?
    A. 1 and 2 are not congruent.
    B. 1 and 2 both have a measure of 45.
    C. 1 and 2 are congruent.
    D. Both1 and 2 are obtuse.
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