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ASome non-S are P
BSome P are non-S
CAll non-P are non-S
DAll non-S are non-P
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. All non-P are non-S
Contraposition swaps the terms and complements both, so 'All S are P' becomes 'All non-P are non-S'.
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