Consider This Argument: "If Pepsi Tasted Better Than Coke, Then

question 18

Multiple Choice

Consider this argument: "If Pepsi tasted better than Coke, then it would outsell Coke. But Pepsi does not taste better than Coke. So it will not outsell Coke." That argument is an example of __________.

• A) the fallacy of denying the antecedent
• B) the fallacy of affirming the consequent
• C) a valid argument by affirming the antecedent
• D) a valid argument by denying the consequent

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