Question

ERROR ANALYSIS Describe and correct the error in interpreting the statement.

If a figure is a rectangle, then the figure has four sides. A trapezoid has four sides.

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Using the Law of Detachment,
you can conclude that a trapezoid
is a rectangle.

Answer 1

The fact points to the conclusion of the conditional.

Explanation:

Law Of Detachment:

p -> q (if p is true, then q is true)

***You cannot go backwards. In other words, you cannot say that if q is true, then p is true, this is due to counterexamples.