It is false that some funerals are gleeful occasions. Therefore, some funerals are not gleeful occasions.
A) Invalid; existential fallacy.
B) Invalid; illicit subcontrary.
C) Invalid; illicit subalternation.
D) Invalid; illicit conversion.
E) Valid; no fallacy.

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The argument is valid because it correctly infers from the negation of an existential claim ("It is false that some funerals are gleeful occasions") to a universal claim ("Some funerals are not gleeful occasions"). This does not commit any of the listed fallacies.

It Is False That Some Funerals Are Gleeful Occasions