Is the following syllogism valid?The child is not a girl or the child is not a boy.The child is a girl.The child is not a boy.A) Yes.B) No, because the conclusion is a negative proposition.C) No, because the disjunctive premise ought to be the second premise, not the first.D) No, because we don't know whether or not the second premise is true.E) No, because the second premise affirms a disjunct rather than negating one.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The syllogism is valid because it correctly follows that if the child is a girl (second premise), then the child is not a boy (conclusion), given the initial condition that the child cannot be both a girl and a boy at the same time (first premise).

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