Question

True or false? To begin an indirect proof, you assume the converse of what you intend to prove is true.

A. True
B. False

Answer 1

The statement is false.

Explanation:

To begin an indirect proof, you assume the converse of what you intend to prove is true. This is false.

Rather the correct answer is that to begin an indirect proof, you assume the inverse of what you intend to prove is true.

The converse can be either true or false, depending on what the original statement is, so assuming the converse is pointless.