Difference between revisions of "Converse"
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The '''converse''' of a statement of the form "A implies B" is the statement "B implies A." | The '''converse''' of a statement of the form "A implies B" is the statement "B implies A." | ||
| − | The '''converse''' is not necessarily true. | + | The '''converse''' is not necessarily true. To believe that the converse is necessarily true is to commit the formal [[logical fallacy]] of [[affirming the consequent]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:07, September 12, 2019
The converse of a statement of the form "A implies B" is the statement "B implies A."
The converse is not necessarily true. To believe that the converse is necessarily true is to commit the formal logical fallacy of affirming the consequent.
