"If Anup is a member of Animal Rights Society, then he opposes horse racing. Anup opposes horse racing,…
The argument has the form if P then Q, Q is true, therefore P. Affirming the consequent is invalid because opposing horse racing could have many other causes besides…
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"If Anup is a member of Animal Rights Society, then he opposes horse racing. Anup opposes horse racing, therefore, he is a member of Animal Rights Society." Which fallacy is committed in the above argument?
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Correct answer C
The argument has the form if P then Q, Q is true, therefore P. Affirming the consequent is invalid because opposing horse racing could have many other causes besides membership of the society. Hence the fallacy is affirming the consequent.
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