Identify the formal fallacy committed in the following argument. Some good actors are not powerful athletes. All professional wrestlers are powerful athletes. Therefore, all professional wrestlers are good actors.
AExclusive premises
BExistential fallacy
CAffirmative conclusion from negative premises ✓ Correct
DAffirming the consequent
Correct answer: (C) Affirmative conclusion from negative premises
Explanation
The fault is drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise.
The premises are some good actors are not powerful athletes and all wrestlers are powerful athletes.
One premise is negative, so any valid conclusion drawn must also be negative.
The conclusion all wrestlers are good actors is affirmative, which a negative premise can never yield.
An affirmative conclusion from a negative premise breaks a rule of the valid categorical syllogism.
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