No poets are scientists. Some artists are poets. Therefore, some artists are scientists. Which formal fallacy is committed in this argument?

ADenying the antecedent

BExclusive premises

CFallacy of drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise ✓ Correct

DExistential fallacy

Correct answer: (C) Fallacy of drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise

Explanation

The flaw is drawing a positive conclusion when one premise is negative.

No poets are scientists is a negative E premise; Some artists are poets is an affirmative I premise.

A valid syllogism with a negative premise must yield a negative conclusion.

Yet the conclusion Some artists are scientists is affirmative, breaking that rule.

This violation is the fallacy of drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise.

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