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Problem 8 - Entrance Test

All students who are members of the debate team are excellent writers. Sarah is an excellent writer. Which of the following conclusions can be validly drawn from these statements?

Correct: B

The original statement translates to: Debate Team Members -> Excellent Writers. We know Sarah is an excellent writer, but that doesn't guarantee she's on the debate team. However, if she *wasn't* an excellent writer, she definitely couldn't be on the debate team. This is the contrapositive of the original statement and is logically valid. The contrapositive of A -> B is ~B -> ~A (If not B, then not A). Option B is correct.