Affirming the
consequent
, Is committed when the consequent in a
conditional statement is affirmed and
the antecedent is taken to be true on
these grounds
Form of a conditional statement: If P
then Q, where P and Q stands for
statements
In and if-then sentence, the “if” part is
the antecedent and the “then” part is
the consequent
consequent
, Is committed when the consequent in a
conditional statement is affirmed and
the antecedent is taken to be true on
these grounds
Form of a conditional statement: If P
then Q, where P and Q stands for
statements
In and if-then sentence, the “if” part is
the antecedent and the “then” part is
the consequent
