The Conditional Proposition Is "If It Is a Chair Then

question 40

Multiple Choice

The conditional proposition is "If it is a chair then it is a piece of furniture." Existing condition is that it is a piece of furniture.The inference made is that it is a chair.This particular type of fallacy is called

• A)affirming the antecedent.
• B)affirming the consequent.
• C)denying the antecedent.
• D)denying the consequent.

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