If Ramirez is a member of the animal rights society, then he opposes cockfighting. Ramirez opposes cockfighting. Therefore Ramirez is a member of the animal rights society. Identify the fallacy in the above argument.
ADenying the antecedent
BAffirming the consequent ✓ Correct
CExistential fallacy
DUndistributed middle
Correct answer: (B) Affirming the consequent
Explanation
The argument affirms the consequent.
Its form is: if Ramirez is a member (P), then he opposes cockfighting (Q).
The second premise affirms Q, that he opposes cockfighting.
From Q it wrongly concludes P, that he is a member.
Q may be true for other reasons, so P does not follow.
Deriving P from a conditional plus Q is affirming the consequent.
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