Logic and Fallacy: Affirming the Consequent and Analogy

The affirming the consequent fallacy represents an invalid form of the conditional argument. The conditional argument begins with an "if-then" statement i.e.) "If LeBron James stays healthy, then the Cavs will win the championship." These statements have two parts: the antecedent or "if" clause and the consequent or "then" clause. A valid conditional argument takes one of two forms. The first form-affirming the antecedent or modus ponens-occurs when the truth of the antecedent is used to conclude the truth of the consequent. In this case, "If LeBron James stays healthy, then the Cavs will win the championship. LeBron stays healthy. QED: The Ca

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