To evaluate the conditional statement
Answer to Problem 60PPS
The conditional statement is false.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Conditional statement is “if an animal is a mammal, then it cannot be aquatic.”
Calculation:
Concluding from the Venn diagram, the yellow
Hence, “if an animal is a mammal, then it cannot be aquatic.” is false. As from the Venn diagram there are some mammals which are also aquatic animals.
Hence, conditional statement is false.
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