Affirming the Consequent _ a statement where the second premise affirms the consequent of the first premise.
Example:
If Johnny takes poison, then Johnny will die.
Johnny is dead. (affirming the consequent)
Therefore: Johnny took poison. ERROR! Johnny might have been hit by a bus.
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