TMUA-P2-ERR2-002 — Paper P2 · Common fallacies · Level 1

Options

1. A
   Denying the antecedent.
2. B
   The detective negated the implication correctly.
3. C
   The argument is the contrapositive.
4. D
   There is no fallacy; the conclusion follows.
5. E
   Affirming the consequent (the converse error): wet ground could come from a burst pipe, since “If $P$ then $Q$” plus $Q$ does not imply $P$.

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