Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter P - Preliminary Concepts - P.2 - Statement and Reasoning - Exercises P.2 - Page 15: 53

Answer

Not valid

Work Step by Step

We see that boy scouts are only a part of the subset of people who serve in the United States of America. This is the same as drawing two circles on the Venn Diagram which partially overlap. Thus, we know that the conclusion that Sean is a boy scout is only true part of the time, so this is not a valid conclusion.
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