Identify the formal fallacy in the following argument: "One way for humanity…
2023
Identify the formal fallacy in the following argument: "One way for humanity to end is if the sun stops working, then we will certainly become extinct. If we all become extinct, then it is because our sun has stopped working."
Answer: D. Fallacy of affirming the consequent
- A.
Fallacy of denying the antecedent
- B.
Existential fallacy
- C.
Exclusive premises
- D.
Fallacy of affirming the consequent
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