In the expression "If corporate CEOs are paid exorbitant salaries, then investors are cheated," the statement "Corporate CEOs are paid exorbitant salaries" is called the:
A) Conditional.
B) Premise.
C) Consequent.
D) Explanans.
E) Antecedent.

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In a conditional statement, the "if" part is known as the antecedent. It represents the condition or premise that leads to a consequence. In this case, "Corporate CEOs are paid exorbitant salaries" is the condition that leads to the consequence "then investors are cheated," making it the antecedent.

In the Expression "If Corporate CEOs Are Paid Exorbitant Salaries