If eggs do not contain cholesterol, then they are healthy to eat. But eggs do contain cholesterol. Thus, eggs are not healthy to eat.
A) Modus tollens.
B) Modus ponens.
C) Affirming the consequent.
D) Denying the antecedent.
E) Invalid.

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The argument denies the antecedent, which is a logical fallacy. The premise "If eggs do not contain cholesterol, then they are healthy to eat" does not logically lead to the conclusion that eggs are not healthy just because they contain cholesterol.

If Eggs Do Not Contain Cholesterol, Then They Are Healthy