Whenever Josephine's house is cleaned, it is always cleaned by Happy Maids. She never allows anyone else to clean her house, and she never cleans it herself. Josephine’s house was cleaned yesterday, so Happy Maids cleaned Josephine’s house yesterday.
The pattern of reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most similar to that exhibited by which of the following?
Explanation
Answer: D - The pattern of reasoning in the original argument is most similar to that in answer D. In the original, it is proven that because something only happens when another event occurs, if that event occurs, it is proof of the second event occurring. In D, because Kurt's boots are only muddy if he goes to the farm, his boots being muddy is proof that he went to the farm.
