THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (C). ACCORDING TO THE ARGUMENT, ANY PERSON E...

19. The correct answer is (C). According to the argument, any person eligible for the

internship program is likely to gain admission to the local law school if he or she

applies, and some people eligible for the program are among this year’s Faimount

College graduates. It follows logically that some of this year’s Faimount College

graduates are likely to gain admission to law school if they apply. To follow these logical

steps, it helps to express the premises and conclusion symbolically, as follows (E

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eligible for the program), A

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likely to gain admission to law school, F

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College graduate this year):

Premise: All E are A.

Premise: Some E are F.

Conclusion: Some F are A.

Choice (C) provides the above conclusion. None of the other choices provides a valid

conclusion.