Using the rules of validity, find the unstated premise of the following enthymeme? All banks are institutions with government-insured deposits.
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No hedge fund is a bank.

A) No hedge fund is an institution with government-insured deposits.
B) No bank is a hedge fund.
C) Some institutions with government-insured deposits are not hedge funds.
D) Some hedge funds are not banks.
E) No institution with government-insured deposits is a bank.

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Using the rules of validity, find the unstated premise of the following enthymeme? All banks are institutions with government-insured deposits.

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No hedge fund is a bank.

A) No hedge fund is an institution with government-insured deposits.
B) No bank is a hedge fund.
C) Some institutions with government-insured deposits are not hedge funds.
D) Some hedge funds are not banks.
E) No institution with government-insured deposits is a bank.

Chris Beskow · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The unstated premise needed to logically connect the given statements is that no hedge fund is an institution with government-insured deposits. This premise, when combined with the statement that all banks are institutions with government-insured deposits, logically leads to the conclusion that no hedge fund is a bank.

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