Prepare for the LSAT with our comprehensive quiz featuring multiple choice questions, hints, and detailed explanations. This is your ultimate guide to mastering the LSAT and boosting your confidence on test day!

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.


In affirming the consequent, what logical error occurs?

  1. Reversing the Premises

  2. Applying the Subconclusion

  3. Asserting a Hypothetical

  4. Inferring the Antecedent

The correct answer is: Inferring the Antecedent

Affirming the consequent is a formal logical fallacy that occurs when someone assumes that if a certain statement is true (the consequent), then the condition that caused it must also be true (the antecedent). This is incorrect because there could be other factors causing the consequent. So, inferring the antecedent in affirming the consequent is the logical error that occurs. The other options do not specifically address the error of inferring the antecedent in this scenario.