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A. He'll drive recklessly only if he's upset. He's not upset. Therefore, he won't drive recklessly. B. If he's upset, he'll drive recklessly. He's not upset. Therefore, he won't drive recklessly. C. He'll drive recklessly if he's upset. He is driving recklessly. Therefore, he is upset D. He won't drive recklessly, unless he's upset. He is driving recklessly Therefore, he is upset. E. If he's upset, he'll drive recklessly. He is not driving recklessly. Therefore, he's not upset. F. If he's upset, he'll drive recklessly. He is driving recklessly. Therefore, he is upset.

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If we divide the given information according of theory of formal logic then we have below information -

Proposition – He will drive recklessly only if he is upset

Statement – He is not upset

Conclusion – Therefore, he would not drive recklessly

Valid Argument

This argument has two given premises which include he will drive recklessly only if he is upset and second statement says that he is not upset now therefore the follows validly that he would not drive recklessly.

The conclusion ‘he would not drive recklessly’ is valid from the structure. The conclusion follows from the premise according to rules of deductive logic.

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