Consider this problem.What does it represent? Premise 1: If it is a weekend,Mark is sailing.
Premise 2: Mark is sailing.
Conclusion: It is a weekend.
A)syllogistic reasoning
B)affirm the antecedent
C)illicit conversion
D)deny the antecedent

Question

Consider this problem.What does it represent? Premise 1:	If it is a weekend,Mark is sailing.
Premise 2:	Mark is sailing.
Conclusion:	It is a weekend.
A)syllogistic reasoning
B)affirm the antecedent
C)illicit conversion
D)deny the antecedent

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This problem represents an illicit conversion, a logical fallacy where the subject and predicate of a statement are incorrectly switched. In this case, just because Mark is sailing (the predicate of Premise 1) does not necessarily mean it is a weekend (the subject of Premise 1), as Mark could potentially sail on other days as well.

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