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In order to create the negation of conditional statement "If p then q", it needs to be changed to read

A. "If q, then p"
B. "If not p, then not q"
C. "If not q, then p"
D. "If p, then not q"

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User Arnell
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Answer:

D. "If p, then not q"

Explanation:

The conditional statement is in the form of "if p, then q"

And negation of a conditional statement means the sentence is equivalent to "p and not q."

By definition, p → q is false if, and only if, its hypothesis, p, is true and its conclusion, q, is false. So, basically it is not q.

So, answer is : D. "If p, then not q"

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