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Question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order Choose the best option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.
A. All software companies employ knowledge workers.
B. infotech employees are knowledge workers.
C. Infotech is a software company.
D. Some software companies employ knowledge workers.
E. lnfotech employs only knowledge workers.
Options
ABC
ACB
CDB
ACE
Solution
ACB
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