Consider this problem. What does it represent? If it is a weekend, Mark is sailing. Mark is sailing. Thus, it is a weekend.
a. valid syllogistic reasoning problem
b. invalid syllogistic reasoning problem
c. valid conditional reasoning problem
d. invalid conditional reasoning problem
Question 2
Consider this problem. What does it represent? Premise 1: If it is a weekend, Mark is sailing. Premise 2: Mark is sailing. Conclusion: It is a weekend.
a. syllogistic reasoning
b. affirm the antecedent
c. illicit conversion
d. deny the antecedent