Consider the following argument: If George Washington was beheaded, then George Washington died. George Washington died. Therefo

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Romashka-Z-Leto [24]

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Consider the following argument: If George Washington was beheaded, then George Washington died. George Washington died. Therefo

re, George Washington was beheaded. What is wrong with this argument?

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Serga [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-05T12:54:15+03:00

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"<em>While it's true that if George Washington is beheaded, he dies (cutting someone's head off is obviously a deadly injury), it's not necessarily true that if he dies, it was because he was beheaded, because George Washington did not necessarily die from beheading, he could have died from other causes."</em>

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nataly862011 [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-05T10:33:07+03:00

Answer:

While it's true that if George Washington is beheaded, he dies (cutting someone's head off is obviously a deadly injury), it's not necessarily true that if he dies, it was because he was beheaded, because George Washington did not necessarily die from beheading, he could have died from other causes.