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The argument proceeds by presenting a conditional statement (if life ever existed on the moon, then there would be evidence). It then tells us that nobody has ever found evidence of the necessary condition in order to conclude the absence of the sufficient condition (life never existing on the moon).
The pattern of reasoning in βββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ
We know that βββ βββ ββ β ββββββββ ββ ββ βββ ββββ ββββ βββ βββββββ ββ β ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββ βββ β ββββ
If we have βββ βββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββββ ββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββββ
Hendricks will win βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ ββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ
If rodents are βββββββββββ βββ βββ ββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ βββ ββ ββββ βββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββββ βββ βββ ββββ ββββββ
If their army ββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββ ββββββ ββ βββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββ β ββββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ