Denying the
antecedent
, Occurs when someone argues that,
because the antecedent does not
happen, the consequent cannot happen
In a conditional statement it is fallacious
to deny the antecedent and to assume
that this is grounds for denying the
consequent
“if” part is the antecedent
“then” part is the consequent
antecedent
, Occurs when someone argues that,
because the antecedent does not
happen, the consequent cannot happen
In a conditional statement it is fallacious
to deny the antecedent and to assume
that this is grounds for denying the
consequent
“if” part is the antecedent
“then” part is the consequent
