Question

Consider this argument: "if the price quote from college insignias is lower than the price quote from university logos, then we will get the t-shirts for our acs relay for life team printed at college insignias. the price quote from college insignias is lower than the price quote from university logos. therefore, we will get the t-shirts for our acs relay for life team printed at college insignias." that argument is an example of __________.

Answer 1

This is a valid argument, and is made so by affirming the antecedent. The prior statement, regarding prices between the two companies, was shown to be the case, and therefore the group buying the shirts will do so at the company they had originally claimed they would. They have affirmed the prior statement, so the argument is valid.