mdcat logical reasoning MCQ #428

Premise 1: All mammals have hair. Premise 2: Bats have hair. What is the logical structure used to conclude bats are mammals?

mdcat logical reasoning MCQ #428

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Premise 1: All mammals have hair. Premise 2: Bats have hair. What is the logical structure used to conclude bats are mammals?

    • A) Affirming the consequent
    • B) Denying the antecedent
    • C) Hypothetical syllogism
    • D) Disjunctive syllogism

    Answer: Affirming the consequent

    Explanation: Valid in formal logic but not reliable. B is irrelevant. C/D require conditional chains