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Examine the following three premises:
1. All people who drive pickup trucks like Garth Brooks.
2. All people who like Garth Brooks like country western music.
3. Some people who like heavy metal music like Garth Brooks.
Now consider each of the following five conclusions. For each conclusion, determine whether the argument formed by the three premises and the conclusion is valid or invalid.
a. Some people who like heavy metal music drive a pickup truck.
b. Some people who like heavy metal music like country western music.
c. Some people who like Garth Brooks like heavy metal music.
d. All people who drive a pickup truck like country western music.
e. People who like heavy metal music never drive a pickup truck.
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