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state which of the preceding rules this argument follows.

Rule 22 - modus ponens

Rule 23 - modus tollens

Rule 24 - hypothetical syllogism

Rule 25 - disjunctive syllogism

Rule 26 - Dilemma

This man claims to be part of the Resistance, but he's lying. The secret police attacked the cell he belonged to in in New York. He's the only one who got away. That means that either the secret police got sloppy or they wanted him to escape because he's working {141} for them. And the secret police are never sloppy. So, they wanted him to escape because he's working for them.